Begging for cocoa
“Pidiendo cacao” – literally, begging for cocoa – is Venezuelan slang for “asking for a freebie.” You know who’s “begging for cocoa” in a literal, not figurative sense?...
Life
How I became a Hezboll-iever
Some of you may have noticed that we don’t always write about every story that goes around. This has to do with erring on the side of carefulness. After...
Deadly Peace in the Tuy Valley (Updated)
Another weekend, another massacre in Venezuela: ten people were killed and three wounded during a late birthday party in Lomas de Guadalupe, a recently opened housing complex located...
Defending the consumer society
For the last decade we have been told that consumerism … is bad. It is evil. It sustains the capitalists, who in return exploit the common folk. The State...
Another summit is coming to Caracas
Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez and Oil Minister Asdrubal Chavez are making a quick tour of the Middle East this week, with visits to Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. As...
It which cannot be named
Diosdado Cabello is suing El Nacional, Tal Cual, and LaPatilla.com for writing pieces claiming he is a drug smuggler. Of course, these news sites were not claiming such...
Preach, father
Over the last few years, Father Alejandro Moreno has established himself as an authority on the topic of Venezuela’s crime epidemic. For years, he has toiled in Venezuela’s...
Muzzling a country
Covering the quagmire that Venezuela has become in a fair way has always been the main purpose of Caracas Chronicles. As bloggers we try to unveil to the world what’s...
A matter of cops and death
How bad does the security situation have to be in a country for the cops themselves to go out to protest… because they don’t feel safe on the...
Land of confusion
“Venezuela is the only country in the world where street vendors sell you both a copy of the Transit Law … and a nice, cold beer.” Laureano Márquez’s...
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