Venezuela is a country located in South America. With the capital city of Caracas, Venezuela has a population of 28,435,951 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Militants mainly ruled Venezuela until 1957, when a settlement of power sharing was reached to create stability and democracy. Oil revenues made the country quite prosperous. Falling oil… Read More »
According to SIMPLYYELLOWPAGES, Caracas is the capital of Venezuela. The city was founded in 1567 by Diego de Losada in a mountain valley among the ridges of the Andean Coastal (Cordillera de la Costa). Today, Caracas is a large metropolitan city, whose agglomeration extends over an area of 1900 square meters. km from the mountains… Read More »
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 Malaria 4 – Cholera 2 Typhus & Polio 3 – Eat Drink Overview Medical care is good in the larger cities. However, the supply of medicines is inadequate. Therefore, a well-stocked first-aid kit should be considered. It is strongly recommended to take out travel health… Read More »
7: Chavez dies – Maduro takes over It was never the people’s verdict that would bring down the popular and controversial Hugo Chavez. In June 2011, it had become known that he was suffering from cancer, and it was a severely weakened president who participated in the election campaign. A few months after the election,… Read More »
While spending on social programs exploded, production declined in both industry and agriculture. As long as oil prices were sky-high, things went smoothly. But the seeds were laid for Venezuela’s impending disaster. Hugo Chavez ” Socialism for the 21st Century ” had a lot in common with the model that went to the grave when… Read More »
Endless queues of desperate people in front of supermarkets. Hospitals where people die due to lack of medication. Looting of goods transports and shops. This is Venezuela – 17 years after the former paratrooper Hugo Chavez became president and started his ” Bolivarian revolution “. The economic situation is catastrophic, and a survey (Datanalisis) shows… Read More »
8: The human rights situation and migration Why do people not protest anymore, when life is so difficult? When Guaidó declared himself president of Venezuela, as a country located in South America according to EHISTORYLIB, in January 2019, it was in the middle of a wave of demonstrations. There were mass demonstrations over a longer… Read More »
5: Natural resources and the competition for territorial control At the same time as Maduro has secured even stronger control over central state institutions, he has lost more and more control over the country. Various armed groups now control parts of the territory, where they engage in smuggling and illegal extraction of natural resources. Venezuela… Read More »
Two presidents and two leaders of the National Assembly. Failed negotiation attempts and an economic, social and humanitarian crisis that has displaced almost five million people. Is there a solution for Venezuela? What really happened on January 5? Which actors play a role in the conflict in Venezuela? How has the economic and political situation… Read More »
Who is the President of Venezuela? Opposition politician Juan Guaidó believes it is him, but Nicolás Maduro, who has been president for the past six years, sees no reason to relinquish power. Now, however, it seems that the economic crisis, food shortages and pressure from major powers and neighboring countries will provoke a solution. But… Read More »
Hugo Chávez quickly came to terms with the old economic elite, especially when he tried to gain control of the state oil company PDVSA. In 2002, opposition politicians, the business elite and some of the military tried to overthrow Chávez. It failed, and after this the political fronts in the country became even steeper. Chávez… Read More »
Russia sought new allies after relations with the West became difficult, especially after the crisis in Georgia (2008) and Ukraine (2014). After the United States imposed an arms embargo on Venezuela, as a country located in South America according to COMPUTERANNALS, in 2006, Venezuelans became one of Russia’s most important arms customers. In recent years,… Read More »
Canaima One of the highlights of a trip to Venezuela is certainly a visit to the Canaima National Park (UNESCO World Heritage), with the highest waterfall on earth. The national park in southeastern Venezuela is also one of the largest in the world. The park is part of the Guyana Shield, the oldest geological formation… Read More »