Barequera mining gold with batea in the Sarimundi River. Choco, Colombia. Barequera is name given to woman who mines gold with a batea, a round-shape, shallow, wooden plate. After collecting soil onto the batea, from either the shore and/or river-bed, a Barequera wades in the river, fills batea with water and sifts the soil through with swirling motions right at the water's surface. On assigment fo SoHo magazine.