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Dec 3, 2019

What Is Happening in #Caracas, #Venezuela’s Protected Capital?

"people on the ground have turned the page. And this is not necessarily a good thing, nor a bad one, it just is. This is the general mood everywhere, folks just got tired of waiting..."


Petare is the largest slum in Latin America, it harbors twice the population of Iceland. Photo: Raul Stolk.
Caracas Chronicles' Raul Stolk, asks:

Are things better in Caracas? New business has sprouted, traffic jams are back, people are getting ready for Christmas, and no one talks about politics. Here’s a stab at understanding what’s going on.
"what can be seen in the streets of Caracas these days: a strong presence of the private sector and the complete absence of the state. It’s complicated and hard to explain. So complicated that media and analysts dedicated to covering and explaining Venezuela haven’t been able to do so (including us, of course)."


"Returning to Caracas one year later feels like going back to a bombing site and finding people rearranging the rubble to make their lives around it."

Read the whole article here on Caracas Chronicles: : What Is Happening in Venezuela’s Protected Capital? | Raul Stolk at Caracas Chronicles:


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