Venezuelan Plankton
I didn’t have time to think about what was happening. It was 7am, way too early for me, and we were already at the airport for the flight...
Life
Uneasy Riders
Bikers in Venezuela – locally known as “motorizados” – are a fascinating subculture. Going from motopirueteros to mototaxis to messengers, they are a definitive part of the Venezuelan urban...
The lineup
Caracas Chronicles is a team effort, so without further delay, I want to introduce the group of writers that, I hope, will help continue making this a place...
A new beginning
As most of you know, Francisco Toro – the founder of Caracas Chronicles – has decided to step down and hand me the reins of the blog. Though...
Bachaqueo chronicles
Two items today on the smuggling of gasoline from Venezuela to Colombia – commonly known as bachaqueo. Both are in Spanish. This first-person account by Colombian journalist Sinar...
Reading the Fair Prices Law is hazardous to your health
I read the Fair Prices Law and I got a huge migraine. I wrote about it for FP (the law, not the migraine). The value added: “The effect of...
Countdown to Newsprint-geddon
As reported in earlier posts, the ongoing newsprint shortage crisis has been deepening in the last few weeks with more newspapers closing shop, and others being forced to...
Qué bonito, qué Bello
The decision by the editors of The Economist to name their new weekly column on Latin America after Andrés Bello came as a soothing elixir to my beat-up...
What does forgiveness feel like?
Venezuelans are angry, and they well should be. Beyond that, though, there is a question that has been lingering in my mind for quite some time – will...
Peace sells... but who's buying?
The word “peace” is in the air… more or less. Last weekend, the government did a series of events under the theme “Peace and Life”. It was pretty...
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