Is Venezuela flooding an unexplored holy site?
Archeologists may never solve the mysteries of a pre-Columbian indigenous site if Venezuela goes ahead with a plan to create a hydroelectric dam.
PREGONERO, Venezuela — Thick slabs of stone are set at a 30-degree angle into the side of a hill, cloaked in a tangle of undergrowth.
Known as El Porvenir, this pre-Columbian indigenous site in a remote part of western Venezuela has never been truly examined by archaeologists. And now it looks like it may never be.
The government plans to flood the valley in which El...
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Venezuelans protest closure of TV station
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Venezuela and Europe - Venezuela - March 19, 2010 13:03 ET
1)The National Assembly under Hugo's control decided to create a new order, as if they did not have enough: the Order of Revolutionary Martyrs. This new medal will be awarded to people (i.e. chavistas) who have made an "outstanding contribution to the construction and defence of...
Chavez Government: If you can’t handle it, create another layer of Bureaucracy
The Devils Excrement - Venezuela - March 19, 2010 01:01 ET
(The Destructive Matrix) When Hugo Chavez was elected in 1998, one of his campaign themes was how he was going to reduce the size of the state, get rid of Ministries, airplanes and bureaucrats. He...
Health Care in Venezuela: even the private sector lags
Venezuela News And Views - Venezuela - March 18, 2010 13:50 ET
Chavista propaganda would like us to believe that health care in Venezuela is the best. Well, it is not and we know that from nay sources, from the number of "barrio adentro" modules that are closed to the pitiful condition of public hospitals which are of public...
Taking over land, and women are strong
A Gringa Diary - Venezuela - March 13, 2010 18:10 ET
We were pretty annoyed when we found out someone had occupied the land that we’ve been struggling for for over year. It’s a piece of land that is within the area covered by our communal council and technically belongs to the mayoralty, but hasn’t been used for ages...
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