12 Reasons why Caracas is the next Hipster heaven
To celebrate Chigüire Bipolar's 8 years of satire and peos psicológicos we decided to make their dreams come true: a column in Caracas Chronicles.
Life
Guayaba con Papelón
A heartbreaking everyday story. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Finding the Positive in Bridgestone's Retreat (Updated)
Every day brings a new dose of terrible for Venezuela’s corporate sector. One day we find out there is no sugar for Coca-Cola. Another day we learn that...
The Mexican Standoff
Raul prompts the readers of the Daily Beast to comtemplate the Mexican standoff that is Venezuelan politics. It is the main reason why Maduro can't do anything.
Introducing the Caracas Chronicles Political Risk Report
Once a week, we cut through the news noise to bring you a report that's puro lomito: not the news, but what the news means for Venezuela's political crisis.
Beauty Parlor Confessions
A visit to the Salon has always been a joy ride; laughter and hairspray always filled the air. Last time was different, as parlor talk got real.
Too Toxic for Pablo Iglesias?
Even Pablo Iglesias, whose political party, Podemos, appears to have risen out of irrelevance on the back of chavista payments, is backing away from Maduro. That tells you something, doesn't it?
The Treatment Chavismo's Fellow Travellers Deserve
The chickens are coming home to roost for chavismo's international supporters. A brutal take-down in The Guardian ensures reputational costs are duly paid.
It's different when it happens in your neighborhood
Our very own Emiliana Duarte takes to The New York Times to explain what it's like when the crisis arrives on your doorstep.
Par for the curse
The final entry on our Caracas Chronicles Book Club selection: “The Oil Curse,” by Michael Ross.
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