The Untold Story of Jesús Soto’s Iconic Caracas Sphere
Jesús Soto died 14 years ago today. His endlessly photographed Esfera de Caracas spent years in storage. How did it end up in its glorious location, right by the Parque del Este?
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The Lights Went Out at a Caracas Hospital, Then Patients Started Dying
During a politically convulsed weekend, a blackout leaves one of Caracas’ biggest hospitals without electricity for hours, causing several deaths and highlighting—for the millionth time—the urgent need for political change in the country.
The OAS Sides with the People of Venezuela
While Maduro was being illegitimately “sworn in” as the “President” of Venezuela for the next six years, a majority of OAS member states officially refused to recognize the legitimacy of his new term. What does it mean?
At the OAS, Nineteen Countries Move to Reject the Legitimacy of Maduro’s New Term
The atmosphere was electric at a session that showed only Bolivia, Nicaragua and a dwindling band of Caribbean microstates remain on Maduro’s side.
An Hallaca Christmas Dinner at the Middle of the World
The shelter of the Middle of The World, in Ecuador hosts a Christmas dinner for Venezuelan walkers in need. We get a first-hand view, and a taste of its hallacas.
Billy Six: The Imprisoned Journalist You Haven't Heard of
When a foreign journalist gets arrested and sent to Venezuela's notorious El Helicoide prison, it's big news. So why not more of a ruckus over Billy Six? Because when you're German, and far right, things get tricky.
In Guayana, Hospitals Are Open, But All the Doctors Left
Raw sewage, no supplies, no doctors: in conditions like these, a hospital is just a building. But people have no place else to go.
Kafka on the Guaire: The Nightmare of Getting a Passport Amid a Migration Crisis
Chavismo may have destroyed the country, but it also controls the means of exiting it. Come along with one medical student on quest through Venezuela's dystopian passport bureaucracy.
2018 Year in Review: The Year of Venezuelan Migration
2018 was the year when Venezuelan traditional migratory patterns were altered: It became the country of origin in the Americas with the highest numbers of displaced people. Check out the key milestones in what became the year of Venezuelan migration.
GEHA’s Best of 2018, Part III (July - September)
We continue our trip down article lane with the third quarter of 2018, which can be split in two periods: before and after Red Friday, a night that we won’t remember fondly.
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