Hardtalk. The country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela ha
Hardtalk. The country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela ha
Oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money, and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela has. A broken economy, Inflation Spirall
Oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money, and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela has. A broken economy, Inflation Spirall