You Can Have Any Watch You Want, So Long As It's a Rolex
A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals major criminal probes are ongoing into corruption on a quite staggering scale in Rafael Ramírez's PDVSA.
Life
The Mouse That Didn’t Roar
Venezuela said we'd rock the boat at the UN Security Council. It's one promise we're happy they broke.
Sandinista Venezuela
I was a solidarity activist in Nicaragua in the 1980s. I've seen this movie before.
Introducing the CC Book Club
Here at Caracas Chronicles we pride ourselves in fostering a sense of community. We don’t just tell our readers what we think, we also learn from your reactions. More often...
¿Qué pasaría en Venezuela si no existiera Caracas Chronicles?
Venezuela's never been less comprehensible, which is why Caracas Chronicles has never been more necessary.
Presenting the New Caracas Chronicles
Bigger, faster, bolder, smarter and, for the first time, reader supported.
No Country for French Fries
“Mommy, can we get some French fries?” asked my daughter as we drove past the massive granite monolith that is the McDonald’s store of La Castellana in Caracas....
Let's throw the BCV a bone
Less than a week after announcing an open tender for bids on security paper meant for printing Bs.50 and Bs.100 bills, the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV), revealed that they are...
Lamento Colombiano
“Who comes from Colombia to Venezuela? These are people who come with no education, without a penny in their pocket, it’s the poor who come fleeing … Venezuela has become...
BCV's well-dressed waitstaff
Somewhere between not publishing official economic data and overseeing a banknote printing frenzy on steroids, Venezuela’s Central Bank (BCV) still finds time for the mundane. According to this tweet from Bloomberg...
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