Catia Chronicles
Home made Baygon, pre-kneaded masa, repurposed vegetables...to survive the crisis, people in Catia are having to dig deep into their reserves of ingenuity.
Home made Baygon, pre-kneaded masa, repurposed vegetables...to survive the crisis, people in Catia are having to dig deep into their reserves of ingenuity.
Jorge Rodríguez's propaganda claim — ¡10,000 muertos firmaron el revocatorio! — has been repeated a million times in official media. But how did they come to that figure? We take you on a tour of one of chavismo's most nausea-inducing dirty tricks of recent years.
Your daily briefing for Saturday, August 13, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Venezuela has a history of sucking hard at the Olympics. Maybe we’ve been participating in the wrong disciplines.
Guárico's reigning prison boss shows indecisive heads of state everywhere how to get things done. Maduro, take note.
Your daily briefing for Friday, August 12, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
As the president reverses a hike in telecoms charges that had already been announced, it becomes obvious: the next thing we'll lose access to is the Internet.
Venezuelans haven't noticed, but peace with FARC is setting off a once-in-a-generation realignment in Colombian politics, with deep implications for y'all.
Your daily briefing for Thursday, August 11, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Caracas Chronicles contributor Carlos Hernández has an amazing OpEd in the New York Times today on the way hunger has quietly made its up to the middle class in Ciudad Guayana.
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