A Venezuelan Christmas Story
In Venezuela, we don’t have A Christmas Carol, a It’s a Wonderful Life, we don’t even have a Home Alone. But we have Herrera Luque, and one of his tales hits a bit close to home this year...
Life
Greetings from Caracas: Postcards from Our Architectural Jewels
Designer Manuel Lara has a special knack for looking at the ravishing Caracas all around us that we barely stop to notice.
Paris Is… Burning?
Sick of the chaos in Venezuela, I ran off to Paris. And then protests seemed to follow me here. My PTSD’d self could barely handle it, at first. But then I saw the French have a whole different way to do street chaos... nothing at all like ours.
My Dream Job, and Why I Had to Reject It
Most Venezuelans would kill for a chance of a dollar paying job. I thought I would, too. Then I got a dream offer, did the math... and realized I couldn’t afford to take it.
Bare Shelves, Empty Wallets: Shopkeepers Brace for the Worst Christmas Ever
Venezuela has always had a "port economy," with most consumption goods coming from abroad. What happens when there's no money for imports? A very bleak holiday season, that's what happens.
A Christmas Gift that Can Save a Life
Milan-based, Maracucha-run jewelry brand Aliita’s charity collection for 2018 is donating 100% of its proceeds to Un Milagro de Amor, an inspiring Maracaibo foundation that helps critically malnourished children.
Guayaquil Blues
Ecuador has received a large share of Venezuela's third wave immigrants — a mass influx of poorer, less well educated Venezuelans. Many have found jobs, but 87% get paid less-than-minimum wage. Not surprisingly, we're not always welcome here.
From Distant Glory Days to Utter Degradation, El Nacional Mirrored Venezuela
At its zenith in the 1960s and 70s, El Nacional was the foremost clearinghouse for our country’s rich, vibrant intellectual life. That was decades ago. The paper that just shut down was very different.
El Nacional: Newsprint-geddon’s Most Coveted Trophy
After years of resistance, El Nacional stops its print edition indefinitely. For the hegemony, this is the endgame of a long strategy to control newspapers in Venezuela.
HIV+ in Venezuela? Migrate or Die
For Nilsa, fleeing to Brazil was a matter of life or death: she knew the Brazilian health system would give her the antiretrovirals she could no longer get in Venezuela.
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