Venezuela

Venezuela is known throughout the world for its controversial leader, Hugo Chavez. This gallery contains photos of Chavez and his followers (known as "Chavistas") as well as of the opposition, which has struggled for years to counter Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution." Beyond politics, Venezuela is a country rich in oil, but this has not improved the lives of many people in the vast barrios that sprawl along the mountain slopes of the capital city Caracas, and crime here is...
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Venezuela is known throughout the world for its controversial leader, Hugo Chavez. This gallery contains photos of Chavez and his followers (known as "Chavistas") as well as of the opposition, which has struggled for years to counter Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution." Beyond politics, Venezuela is a country rich in oil, but this has not improved the lives of many people in the vast barrios that sprawl along the mountain slopes of the capital city Caracas, and crime here is on the rise. With a dynamic and volatile political and social climate, Venezuela's future will surely be a focus of international attention.
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