Escaping Venezuela in Times of COVID-19
Venezuela's commercial airways are closed since the beginning of the pandemic. This is the story of a family's struggle to get two 80-year-olds out of the country with a black market flight
Hawking Balloons in Lima: Venezuela’s Most Promising Youth Persevere Abroad
According to official figures, over 100,000 Venezuelans have made it to Peru. On the streets of the Peruvian capital, Venezuelan street vendors have hope, desire to work and degrees.
My Kingdom for a Passport!
Nothing binds the Venezuelan diaspora together as closely as the Kafkian ordeal that is getting a passport abroad. Here's my family's tale of SAIME woe.
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