Virtual Families
The extended Venezuelan family is a thing of the past. It has now been replaced by 0’s and 1’s, by cold LCD screens, beeps and buzzes.
The extended Venezuelan family is a thing of the past. It has now been replaced by 0’s and 1’s, by cold LCD screens, beeps and buzzes.
No flour, no chicken, no friends, no help, no social life.
Few people who live in exile can get through the day without the Venezuelan crisis invading their insides.
Living without electricity is not something this fútbol fan can get used to.
Talking to cab drivers can put you in touch with a whole other side of the nation’s crisis. It can even give you a needed dash of hope.
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, June 21st, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
The Venezuelan crisis faces a crucial week in Washington, with OAS set to discuss it twice this week alone. But did Secretary General Luis Almagro do his homework this time?
The New York Times spends some time pateando calle in Cumaná a week after the Eastern city was rocked by the worst riots of the crisis yet.
La Silla Vacía explains how, ten months after the border with Colombia was officially closed, the whole border region around Cúcuta has turned into a vast safe haven for organized crime.
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