2003: The Smell of Loss
Everyone I grew up with in Paraguaná worked for PDVSA. The defeat of the oil strike in 2003 shattered the company, our community and, very nearly, our families.
Politics
2003: The Architecture of Control
Photo: Historia Total February 3, 2003, marked the end of the indefinite strike called by the Democratic Coordinator the previous December. The government believed that Christmas would finish...
The less enlightening face of chavismo writes in...
“Think of it as an e-mail” is a common advice from editors to writers for a post that really sounds like Caracas Chronicles. This is the spirit of this whole thing: a conversation between friends that goes public.
Fighting for an Empty Shell
Helen Fernández, the person Antonio Ledezma designated as a mayor in his absence, was just ousted from her post by a sick powerplay… authored by the opposition itself.
2002: The Ugly Sound of History
Those who went to that march to Miraflores, like me, or those who saw it happen on TV, didn’t know back then what we know now: that April 11th, 2002 was going to benefit chavismo, ironically enough, and change the country in profound and perhaps irreversible ways.
Caracas Chronicles’ First Post Ever: A Look Back in Horror
I was asked to look back on the very first post ever on Caracas Chronicles. Much cringing followed. Here’s the email I would’ve shot back to myself if 2002-Quico submitted that text to me today.
2002: "Chávez los tiene locos"
Photo: AVN, retrieved A year that started with the conundrum of the 49 laws proposed through the Enabling Law, showing the collective weariness of many sectors of society...
On Politics and Morals
Negotiations between Maduro’s government and the opposition are about to start again. Many cry treason, but on what authority?
Being Antonio Ledezma
Antonio Ledezma, Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas, was a prisoner of chavismo until his escape, yesterday. One of the few remaining opposition leaders, now in exile, this is a man who never gave up.
Losing Our Cool: The Demise of Venezuelan Glaciers
Just to add a tinge more sad news to the Venezuelan landscape, GlacierHub now reports that the country is losing its last glacier.
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