EL CONFLICTO EN LA FRONTERA VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA Humberto Márquez desde Caracas Militares venezolanos y guerrilleros colombianos vienen enfrentándose con un saldo de decenas de muertos y detenidos, al que se suman denuncias de crímenes graves contra la población civil. Por detrás de los combates, distintos grupos se disputan las ganancias de una floreciente economía ilegal. Desde el 21 de marzo, la zona ...

By Steven Grattan, Anthony Faiola,Ana Vanessa Herrero / washingtonpost.com ARAUQUITA, Colombia — A new campaign by the Venezuelan military near the country’s lawless western border is sparking a surge of refugees, with thousands defying the spiking pandemic to pack into makeshift shelters and tent settlements in this Colombian town. The sudden outflow is amplifying a renewed wave of Venezuelan refugees ...

El Relámpago del Catatumbo es un ciclo de tormentas eléctricas nube-nube nocturnas que se generan sobre la desembocadura del rio Catatumbo Este artículo lleva como mensaje la solicitud de apoyo para gestionar ante la UNESCO la inclusión en la Lista de Patrimonio Natural de la UNESCO, del Relámpago del Catatumbo Epicentro de la Capital Mundial de los Relámpagos, y lograr de ...

The opposition leader Juan Guaidó this month in Caracas. Credit…Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times Juan Guaidó’s meteoric rise and now his decline have brought Venezuela to a crossroads. At stake is the future of a once-prosperous democracy now gripped by poverty and repression. By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Lara Jakes CARACAS, Venezuela — From an unremarkable apartment in a quiet ...

Por Agustín Herrero WASHINGTON, 11 feb 2021 (IPS) – El golpeteo de los teclados a toda velocidad. Las discusiones acaloradas para definir el enfoque de una investigación. Los periodistas agolpándose a mirar la televisión central para ver la primicia que está presentando el noticiero. La nostalgia de las redacciones tradicionales ya se empieza a sentir. La pandemia del coronavirus promete ponerle punto ...

As the autocratic Nicolas Maduro entrenches himself, his democratic opponents need some pragmatic wins to recover their mojo. By Mac Margolis / Bloomberg When a Venezuelan patrol boat intercepted a Guyanese fishing trawler late last month, the third such blue-water confrontation in a matter of weeks, investors, diplomats and the government in Georgetown were understandably alarmed. Was Venezuela poised to invade its ...

By Ana Vanessa Herrero and Anthony Faiola / The Washington Post CARACAS, Venezuela — The president announced the “medical breakthrough” with a pitch that could school a QVC presenter. Neutralize the coronavirus without a single side effect! No needle? No problem! Just a few drops of the magic liquid under the tongue every four hours and it’s goodbye lockdown, hello good health. “From Venezuela to ...

 Daniel González Cappa / Especial para BBC News Mundo En Congo Mirador, las casas se van. Se alejan, llevadas por el agua, con sus muebles, sus utensilios y sus ocupantes, y con ellos sus historias. Suena a cuento, pero es una historia real. Y de ella se ocupa “Érase una vez en Venezuela, Congo Mirador”, un emotivo documental que narra ...

The country, facing a pandemic and an entrenched recession, is seeing political debate revolve around the legacy of a long-gone leader. By José María León Cabrera, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Natalie Kitroeff / The New York Times QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador is holding a presidential election on Sunday, but the name on many voters’ lips is not on the ballot. Here in Ciudad ...

Bird song competitions — a pastime that is closer to meditation than to competitive sports — are big in Suriname. Success requires years of training and an appreciation for a slower pace of life.  By Anatoly Kurmanaev PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Every Sunday just after dawn, while much of the city sleeps, a group of men gather on the overgrown lawn ...