Erick Franco, Author at Caracas Chronicles

Erick Franco

Venezuela-based journalist, documentary photographer and humanitarian worker with a degree from Universidad Santa María. I have specialized in humanitarian fieldwork and social impact documentation, collaborating with multiple international agencies and NGOs such as the UN, Save the Children, Construyendo Futuros and Oportunidad AC.

One Hundred Hours of Hope and Government Absence

This is how the disaster area in Vargas looks and smell while relatives struggle to recover the bodies of their dead

Erick Franco July 2, 2026

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