How Mérida became Venezuela
Every merideño grew up knowing there was something special about this place, "a university with a city inside." Mérida isn't like Venezuela. Or it never had been. It sure wasn't supposed to be. Now it is.
Every merideño grew up knowing there was something special about this place, "a university with a city inside." Mérida isn't like Venezuela. Or it never had been. It sure wasn't supposed to be. Now it is.
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
As the most successful political party in Venezuelan history turns 75, we take another look at AD's hugely outsized role in the making of contemporary Venezuela.
Chinese media criticizes Venezuela and China talks with the opposition. What is going on?
It was a strange kind of intimacy: for the longest time the people on my Ciudad Guayana street were on a first name basis with Edwin, the thug on a bike who made our lives a misery.
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, September 12, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
When Carlos Ocariz proposed an ambitious new transport scheme for his municipio, his announcement was met with a wall of cynicism. How did this corrosive sense all social policy is clientelism become enshrined?
Can you think of a worse time-and-place to host an international summit than Margarita and tomorrow?
The thing that's keeping chavismo in power isn't CNE, or the Supreme Tribunal, or even the army. It's the opposition's deep conviction that we're powerless against them.
Can you help J.J. start a new life and give an amazing piece of Venezuelan history a loving new home? It's what Rómulo would've wanted.
We’ve been able to hang on for 21 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
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