Monthly Archives: November 2009

Juan Cristóbal says: – I should know better than to post about Honduras given how badly it went the last time, but here goes: by electing a President yesterday in imperfect but legitimate elections, the Honduran people have decided their … Continue reading →

Juan Cristóbal says: – Ta-da-dun… ta-dun… I’m sitting in my ofice. It’s Friday afternoon. I’m waiting to finish a report, and the familiar Skype bell interrupts me. Damn, bad timing. Should I take it? It’s Rafa, my best friend from … Continue reading →

New York City, New York, USA. 10:00 AM. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame is visible, and tell us the place and time … Continue reading →

Quico says: In case you haven’t noticed, I have been struggling with writer’s block for months. Ever since I came back from Venezuela and witnessed the deterioration in the conditions on the ground, the urge to write has been swallowed … Continue reading →

Quico says: It’s a question people seem to ask me a lot outside Venezuela, and it came up again the other night, in a conversation with an old and dear friend of mine: “Now, I know you hate the guy, … Continue reading →

Juan Cristóbal says: – A few days ago, Venezuela’s opposition announced with much fanfare it had finally reached an “agreement” on how to select candidates for the looming parliamentary elections. The announcement, praised as a positive development, instead sucked the … Continue reading →

Miami, FL, USA. 3:13 pm. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame is visible, and tell us the place and time the picture was … Continue reading →

Quico says: I almost choked on my breakfast burrito this morning when I read Ian James’s write-up for the AP of Chávez’s lunatic little dithyramb to Carlos the Jackal the other day: Hugo Chavez has defended the alleged terrorist mastermind … Continue reading →

Quico says: On the day after Bolibourgeois operator extraordinaire Ricardo Fernández Barrueco got shuffled off to a prison cell at Disip – Venezuela’s secret police – the questions far outnumber the answers. It’s easy to guess that Fernández Barrueco – … Continue reading →

Quico says: So the new software for Caracas Chronicles 2.0, including its custom-coded, state-of-the-art Community Powered Comments system, is now in testing. And we’re looking for volunteers to tell us what they like about it, what they hate about it, … Continue reading →

Quico says: One day after Venezuela officially went into recession with a harsh 4.5% decline in 3rd quarter GDP amid alarming signs of stagflation, let us pause to reflect on the wisdom of the man in charge of the nation’s … Continue reading →

Quico says: OK, people, we’re through the looking glass here. Just when we thought chavismo had exhausted all the rhetorical curve-balls it could possibly throw at us, they pitch us the ultimate change-up: the truth. Late last week, we had … Continue reading →

Quico says: Noting that “sovereignty” starts from the bottom up, Chávez today challenged the opposition to follow PSUV’s lead and hold internal elections for important party posts. For once, the guy has it exactly right, calling the oppo leadership on … Continue reading →

Juan Cristóbal says: – This buried little nugget in state-owned wire service ABN is startling in its honesty. In it, Under-Secretary Francisco Arias Cárdenas very clearly declares what Chávez wants in exchange for returning relations with Colombia to a semblance … Continue reading →