Hugo Chavez and Alvaro Uribe Meet in Bogota to Discuss Humanitarian Agreement
Region: VenezuelaThe meeting between the two Latin American heads of state has been coined by Colombia’s newspaper El Tiempo as “decisive.” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Colombia’s capital, Bogot&aacut... more
Views: 3087Argentina, Venezuela and the Man with the $800,000 Suitcase
Region: Venezuela
On August 4th 2007 a group of Argentinean’s and Venezuelans boarded a chartered jet in Caracas, Venezuela and headed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. This group was made up of 8 people: three Argentinean’s and five ... more
Views: 2413A trip to Caracas, Venezuela
Region: VenezuelaThe plane flew through the thick white Caribbean clouds with relative ease as it approached the green hills that adorn the coast of Venezuela. I look out the window as the plane begins to make its descent into Aeropuerto I... more
Views: 2608Has Hugo Chavez turned Venezuela into a Country of Government Informers?
Region: Venezuela(Written June 4th 2008) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recently used his decree powers (given to him by the National Assembly last year) to pa... more
Views: 2571In Venezuela, 'Dancing Devils' Live on
Region: Venezuela
Posted by Laura Vidal to Global Voices Online The Dancing Devils of Yare, a pagan-Christian celebration in Venezuela that takes place nine Thursdays after Holy Thursday, and is a very typical artistic and cultural express... more
Views: 2486Venezualan Bloggers Remember Eugenio Montejo
Region: Venezuela
Posted by Laura Vidal to Global Voices Online Venezuelans say goodbye to another of their poets in times when they need them the most. On June 6th, enthusiasts of literature and arts in Venezuela received the sad news of ... more
Views: 2184Military and police from Colombia, Venezuela to fight rebels
Region: ColombiaColombia's Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera announced yesterday that Colombia's and Venezuela's military and police forces will hold their first strategy meeting in on August 17 to discuss s... more
Views: 1920Venezuela hit with U.S. sanctions for supporting Iran, Hezbollah
Region: VenezuelaAfter several months of calling for U.S. government action to sanction Venezuela's state run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. for doing business with Iran, Chairman of the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee... more
Views: 2514'Go ahead and squeal, Yankees' Hugo Chavez says
Region: VenezuelaJust 10 months ago the King of Spain sunk Hugo Chavez's metaphorical battleship into deep icy diplomatic waters when he told him to 'shut up' at a summit in Santiago, Chile. But on television Monday 8, September 200... more
Views: 1438Venezuela: Youth Orchestra Transforms Lives
Region: Venezuela
In 1975, José Antonio Abreu started working on his dream of creating an orchestra in Venezuela. Abreu and other 8 students, started the Old Music School José Ángel Lamas, which created ... more
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