Venezuelan Armed Forces prepare against possible military intervention
Venezuelan Armed Forces prepare against possible military intervention
By Orlando Avendaño
The dictatorial regime of Nicolás Maduro is very concerned about an imminent military intervention. (Twitter)
Each day, it becomes increasingly common to hear about...
2018 Senior Winner, Ruben Rengel, performing with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
2018 Senior Winner, Ruben Rengel, performing with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra
https://youtu.be/yi_SlQQKc3Y
User: The Sphinx Organization - Source: YouTube
Venezuela: The Feast of the Divine Shepherdess
Venezuela: The Feast of the Divine Shepherdess
Written by Laura Vidal
Every January 14, the Catholic culture of Spanish origins in Venezuela celebrates the feast of the Divina Pastora (Divine Shepherdess), one of the names by...
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...
Venezuela: Learning to Play the Cuatro on the Web 2.0
Venezuela: Learning to Play the Cuatro on the Web 2.0
Laura Vidal
Image of a cuatro by Flickr user LCoronelP (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The cuatro is the principal icon of traditional Venezuelan music. It is often learned...
The Wayúu Indigenous Community in Colombia and Venezuela Is Dying of Thirst
The Wayúu Indigenous Community in Colombia and Venezuela Is Dying of Thirst
By: Lully
After many years of exclusion and poverty, the Wayúu community in Colombia and Venezuela has been fighting for their voices to be heard.
The people of...
‘At home, we couldn’t get by’: more Venezuelans flee as crisis deepens
'At home, we couldn’t get by': more Venezuelans flee as crisis deepens
Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá, Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, Dan Collyns in Lima and Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires
As Venezuela falls...
Venezuela: The Tradition of the Dancing Devils of Yare
Venezuela: The Tradition of the Dancing Devils of Yare
Written by Laura Vidal
The Dancing Devils of Yare, a pagan-Christian celebration in Venezuela that takes place nine Thursdays after Holy Thursday, and is a very typical...
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...
US hits Nicolás Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela’s ‘sham’ election
US hits Nicolás Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela's 'sham' election
Virginia López and Sibylla Brodzinsky
Sanctions freeze Venezuelan president’s assets under US jurisdiction and prevent US citizens from doing business with him.
The US government has imposed...