For a lighter (or not so light depending on your weight) moment, read this article about Venezuela’s chocolate, sent in by Maruja
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
For a lighter (or not so light depending on your weight) moment, read this article about Venezuela’s chocolate, sent in by Maruja


Two good pictures from yesterday’s march sent in by Maruja. On the top left, the statue of goddess Maria Lionza, with a sign that says ‘Take him away”. On the right a lady with a sign that says “Chavez your days are signed”