Venezuelan Movies, While Facing National Ghosts, Are Entering New Frontiers
After a long crisis, Venezuelan cinema is reconnecting with local audiences –and succeeding abroad– while exploring new dimensions and facing sensitive national topics
Life
Twenty Million Venezuelans Still Have Severe Humanitarian Needs
The fourth edition of a report on the humanitarian complex emergency, published by HumVenezuela platform, shows a fall in purchasing power and a new push for migration in 2022 and 2023
The Fight Against Childhood Illiteracy in Venezuela
Around 65% of schoolchildren in the country fell behind in basic skills such as reading and writing and around 1.5 million are out of school. But several initiatives are working hard to revert this education catastrophe
Memory-Holing The Chataing Era
The Bolivarian revolution, in all effect, is a revolution. The almost unnoticed passing of Gustavo Cisneros and the erasure of cultural products of the Chataing Era show the extent of Chavismo's impact in our collective memory.
The New, The Old and The Unbelievable: Watching Baseball in Caracas
When you move to the Venezuelan capital from a city like Maracaibo, or have spent some years abroad, you may be amazed by how affordable watching Ronald Acuña can be, and how spectacular is the new stadium
Venezuela Is Going To War… On TikTok
With influencers, fake invasion videos and even claims of wildlife trafficking, the Venezuelan government and its allies are launching a full-fledged TikTok operation to promote its Esequibo narrative and the might of the Venezuelan Armed Force
Venezuela Into The Unknown: Caracas Chronicles’ 2023 Editor’s Pick
Your best shot at understanding Venezuela in 2023. And what comes next.
Hundreds of Venezuelans Vanish in Perilous Migration Routes
On International Migrants Day, we need to remember the people who tried to migrate but disappeared in the land or the sea
Translating The Beatles for Venezuela
Let’s take the release of a “new” song to look at the impact the band had in the music culture of this country: nothing less than trailblazing rock and English among an audience so far focused on traditional genres in Spanish
How Venezuelans See the Esequibo Campaign
In the slums of Caracas and in towns closer to the border with Guyana, people remain focused on their many other problems, and see the chauvinistic campaign as a bad thing
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