There was a time when the word
“Venezuela” conjured up oil wealth, beauty queens, and baseball players. Today
all those things are overshadowed by flag-themed tracksuits, histrionically
ranting leaders, and, above all else, lines, lines, lines. The dramatic
collapse of the economy, thanks to chronic mismanagement and plunging oil
prices, has made queues — las colas, as they are locally known — the most
visible symptom of the country’s failed revolution. And they’ve gotten far
worse under President Nicolás Maduro. More…
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