One Week, One Thousand Feats Later
Despite fraud and repression, Caracas is teeming with tense hope. From protests to “panic buying”
Despite fraud and repression, Caracas is teeming with tense hope. From protests to “panic buying”
The seed of rejection from popular sectors that oppose Nicolás Maduro’s regime grew in Petare and Catia, at both ends of the Caracas valley, as an expression of indignation and a collective reaction to the possibility of him committing electoral fraud on July 28th
Yesterday, at least six statues of the Comandante Eterno were toppled by demonstrators in former chavista strongholds. This has a lot of meaning
To every single one of you in those queues, those registering irregularities and making sure they are seen all over the world, those guarding the voting centers and auditing the results: you are and have always been the bravo pueblo.
Polarization is dissipating, the colectivos are now merchants and crime rates are at their lowest points in the last 25 years. In Venezuela, there is no gunpowder for an armed confrontation.
Domestic flights are full of people crossing the country, like me, to vote in their hometowns
An alleged ban on an opposition event is the latest chapter in the long fight for control of the oldest university in Venezuela
From shouting out PIN numbers to the foreign influence over local gastronomy, some things caught me off guard.
Every migratory experience is unique. Here’s what I’ve learned through mine. Maybe it resembles yours
Global warming is not the sole culprit but the thaw will transform local ecosystems – and its microorganisms
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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