A Photojournalist’s Venezuelan Homecoming
I was disconnected from the country I’m from until an assignment sent me back to cover the July election. The experience shook me professionally and personally
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The Tragedy of Margarita’s Power Grid
Incompetence and lack of transparency have left Margarita Island, Venezuela’s main tourist destination, vulnerable to periodic blackouts
A Venezuelan Bite in the Heart of Washington, D.C.
On the quest for a good arepa far from home, can a business built on nostalgia and connection thrive? This enterprise tried to answer that question
The Local Dispatch #5: Ongoing Crises at ULA and PDVSA’s Eastern Complex
Grave concerns over the state of ULA-Táchira, and a crackdown against PDVSA workers in the east feature in our fifth issue.
How the End of Apartheid Created Danny Ocean
In his new album, Venequia, the Venezuelan pop star mixes reggaeton and protest in a personal reflection on political conflict and exile. This is the story behind the artist and his hits
Families of Electoral Detainees in Tocuyito Can’t Hug Them During Visits
Relatives are told not to show affection or encouragement towards the prisoners to avoid being punished.
The Local Dispatch #4
This week’s Dispatch features the PDVSA blaze in Cabimas, indigenous displacement, and grave concerns in the domestic food industry
The Local Dispatch #3
In the third issue of The Local Dispatch, we feature Maduro's fractured Christmas bonus, rural Venezuela's antivenom crisis and flood displacements in Bolívar.
The Local Dispatch #2
In the second issue of The Local Dispatch, we feature the tragedy of pensioners, “WhatsApp crimes” and Sucre’s cocoa problem
Post-Electoral Unrest Also Shook Venezuela’s Showbiz
The closing of air routes, the fear of political retaliations and a deep fall of consumer spending in August put a halt, maybe temporary, to the country’s comeback to international live music
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