Dusk falls over the asphalt of the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas. The ground is littered with the remains of tear gas canisters, rubber bullets, marbles, and Molotov cocktails—the debris of anti-government protests that end in clashes with the National Guard in Venezuela. Continue reading The Battle on the Asphalt
Upon the desert savanna of La Guajira rise the blades of a rusted, abandoned wind farm where rain does not fall, plants do not sprout, animals do not fatten, children do not grow, and nothing happens if not for smuggling. Continue reading Where Only Smuggling Grows
Survival Under the Shadow of Paramilitaries and Closed Bridges By Indira Guerrero Táchira (Venezuela/Colombia Border).– The 160 linear kilometers of the border with Colombia in the western Venezuelan state of Táchira have been, for years, an open channel for crime and organized gangs. It is a place where paramilitaries govern omnipresently from the shadows. This story takes place in 2015, a pivotal year that marked … Continue reading An Indomitable People
In a country where violence is a daily reality, people look for protection wherever they can find it. Even if it comes from the spirit of a bank robber who demands cigarettes and aguardiente in exchange for miracles. Continue reading The Saints of Sin, Alcohol, and Crime
Indira Guerrero 