Venezuela

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...

Santa Salsa   When you get off the L train in Williamsburg, you know you’re in the right place for delicious food in Brooklyn and get ready to take bite out of local culture, and South...

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...

‘Bodies Die, Countries Don't': Are You Listening? Podcast Written by: L. Finch   Διαβάστε στα Eλληνικά     [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/325522471" params="visual=true&show_artwork=true&maxwidth=650&maxheight=750" width="100%" height="400" iframe="true" /] The podcast Are You Listening? takes a look at some of the stories that have recently...

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...

UN says refugee claims by Venezuelans surging   Nearly 100,000 people who fled Venezuela have claimed refugee status since the start of 2017, UN refugee agency says. Venezuelan citizens cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge from San...

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...

Venezuela says launch of 'petro' cryptocurrency raises $735 million   President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that Venezuela had received $735 million in the first day of a pre-sale of the country's “petro” cryptocurrency, aimed at pulling...

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...

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...