Caracas' Metro is 30 years old
I was two years old when the Caracas subway opened to the public. My first time using it was in 1987. It was a unique experience, like I...
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
Preparing for the wrong conflict
The new Defense Minister Diego Molero Bellavia visited this week the new missile complex of Paraguaná (located near the Josefa Camejo Airport) and told reporters it will be...
¿Por qué no te callas?
Remember the problem we have with the sencillo? Well, it’s no longer a domestic issue. Spanish newspaper ABC reports that the one Bolívar Fuerte coin is now used by...
Balloons are the new possums
Parts of Barquisimeto and Cabudare were forced to pass Christmas Eve in the dark thanks to electric blackouts. This time though, the blame didn’t fall on an animal...
Driving the nation
The latest Official Gazette informs us that the Vice-President (and appointed succesor) Nicolás Maduro has been given broad new powers in economic matters. Those duties include overseeing the...
Getting groceries the "commando" way
In recent years, a new kind of robbery has become recurrent in Venezuela: the “commando assault”. Its modus operandi is based on a large and organized group of...
Zaperoco brewing in Bolívar (Updated)
The election in Bolívar State ended up closer than expected. Late Sunday night, incumbent Chavista governor Francisco Rangel Gómez was declared winner by a narrow margin. The latest...
Lester deserved to lose (and he's not the only one)
Last week, I went to Merida to visit some relatives. When I was a kid, I loved visiting my grandma there. I loved the weather and the city....
16-D Races to Watch: Lara & Monagas
Lara was the swing state that wasn’t in the last election, and even though Chavez narrowly won it, the result was encouraging news for the MUD and for the incumbent governor...
16-D Races to Watch: Anzoátegui & Nueva Esparta
Anzoátegui is one of the most vulnerable states for Chavismo this 16-D. Even though the comandante presidente won there last October, his margin of victory was lower than...
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