Can Venezuela Be Saved?
Can Venezuela Be Saved?
By WIL S. HYLTON
MARCH 1, 2018
As a nation unwinds, Leopoldo López, the opposition’s most prominent leader, sits under house arrest and contemplates what might still be possible.
Since the publication of this...
How the Arepa Took Over the World, then Died at Home
How the Arepa Took Over the World, then Died at Home
By Alejandro Puyana
May was a terrible month for Venezuela: the worst in a string of bad months in the worst year in a string...
Venezuela, where it’s more expensive to go to work than it is to stay...
Venezuela, where it’s more expensive to go to work than it is to stay home
Sabrina Martín
For many Venezuelans, the choice is between going to work in exchange for a few bolivars a day, or...
2018 Senior Winner, Ruben Rengel, performing with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
2018 Senior Winner, Ruben Rengel, performing with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
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Bitcoin usage booms in Venezuela amid high inflation
Bitcoin usage booms in Venezuela amid high inflation
Venezuelans are increasingly adopting the cryptocurrency as an alternative unit of value to protect themselves from devaluation of the Bolivar.
At 1400 percent, Venezuela's inflation rate is highest...
Indigenous groups fleeing Venezuela to escape hunger
Indigenous groups fleeing Venezuela to escape hunger
Yukpa Indians, who move in large family groups, are seeking the Colombian government's help, amid the economic crisis in Venezuela. But Bogota has been slow to respond.
Thousands of...
Animals at Venezuela’s zoos forced to feed on each other
Animals at Venezuela's zoos forced to feed on each other
Economic crisis in Venezuela leaves its zoos to endure a "dark age" as keepers begin sacrificing some animals to save others.
A jaguar chews on a...
Venezuela: Flirtatious ‘Joropo’ of the Plains
Venezuela: Flirtatious ‘Joropo’ of the Plains
Written by Laura Vidal
Of the musical genres that constitute the folklore of the plains of Venezuela, the joropo has long been the most characteristic of this part of the...
Venezuela’s economy is so bad, parents are leaving their children at orphanages
Venezuela’s economy is so bad, parents are leaving their children at orphanages
By Anthony Faiola
A caregiver helps a child to dress at Bambi House, a private orphanage in Caracas, Venezuela. (Alejandro Cegarra for The Washington...
Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes, say relatives
Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes, say relatives
Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, who were under house arrest, had urged Venezuelans to protest over recent poll.
Venezuela opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma have been...
