Tagged: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Aerial view of shanties on a hill

A populated neighborhood, but little water to drink

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“We have not access to water through pipelines for a month. I collected rainwater yesterday,” says Gregorina, 23, while she collects water from a water truck that arrived in Caucaguita, her neighborhood in Petare on the outskirts of Caracas. Petare is one of the most populated areas in Venezuela. Millions of people live on the hilly… Read more →←
A boy walking among adults, while carries two large bags.

Stories from the border

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An anthill. That’s the closest image that comes to mind when you try to describe what happens on the Simón Bolívar bridge. The bridge separates (and unites) Venezuela and Colombia, in the Colombian province of Norte de Santander. An incessant flow of people walking — old and young, with empty hands or overloaded with… Read more →←

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