More Venezuelans Face Hell at the Darien Gap
Many migrants, including Venezuelans, are risking their lives crossing an untamed jungle that covers the border between Colombia and Panama, as they move north in search of a better life
Life
Luring Birdwatchers to Venezuela
It’s the number one trend in global ecotourism: birdwatching. It’s the activity that raises more money and causes the least environmental damage. And Venezuela was, for a very...
How the Crisis Endangers Breast Cancer Patients
One of the most common kinds of cancer among women is extremely difficult to prevent and treat in Venezuela and it has a severe impact on thousands of people
Bots Are Leading the Online Conversation Against the UCV
This week Maduro announced measures that affect Venezuela’s most important university. Here’s how we are talking about it on social media and who could benefit from that
Maracaibo’s ‘New Normal’
Contrary to what a lot of people thought in 2019, Zulia’s capital isn’t dead. But the patches of prosperity aren’t larger than the ones made by oil spills
Lía Bermúdez, Timeless Sculptress and Champion of the Arts
Venezuela just lost one of its most important artists, who left us both an important body of art and a legacy of management and promotion of culture
Kristhyan Benitez Brings the Music
In this very special episode of the Venezuela Diaspora Project, we get much more than a good story. Listen to the tunes of Kristrhyan Benitez, world-renowned piano young gun
A Snapshot of Hell
This week, the video of an execution, followed by an audio clip of an officer explaining how to cover up the evidence, went viral on social media. The reaction shows how immoral our security forces are... and our public opinion, too
Talking NFTs with JN Silva
In this episode of the Venezuela Diaspora Project, Chubeto talks to JN Silva—a trailblazing digital artist who's at the frontlines of the NFT movement
That Rush of Blood to the Head We Call ‘Caracas’
The name of this Coldplay album is the most accurate description of my relationship with this city I learned to fear and love, coming from Margarita and Barquisimeto
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