“Things have got very ugly,” said Ms Ospino, a 62-year-old
grandmother who has lived most of her life in this corner of Latin America’s
biggest shantytown. “It wasn’t like this before, now the situation is
critical.” Many families could no longer afford food, she told The Telegraph as
she picked spoiled grains out of rice. A
bag of this, she said, gesturing to the bowl in front of her, cost 4000
bolivars - almost a quarter of Venezuela’s monthly minimum wage. More… 
Friday, March 29, 2019
Venezuela's suffering barrios pray for change amid fears Juan Guaido's time is running out
“Things have got very ugly,” said Ms Ospino, a 62-year-old
grandmother who has lived most of her life in this corner of Latin America’s
biggest shantytown. “It wasn’t like this before, now the situation is
critical.” Many families could no longer afford food, she told The Telegraph as
she picked spoiled grains out of rice. A
bag of this, she said, gesturing to the bowl in front of her, cost 4000
bolivars - almost a quarter of Venezuela’s monthly minimum wage. More… 
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