Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; [22] [23] the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. The territory of Venezuela was colonized by Spain in 1522 amid resistance from Indigenous peoples.

Aug 5, 2024 · Anti-government protests have flared up and hundreds of people have been arrested by the security forces, which remain loyal to President Maduro.

Oct 17, 2023 · President Nicolás Maduro has suggested a deal is imminent. The talks will be held in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, and facilitated by Norway. Previous attempts at finding a way out of the...

4 days ago · Venezuela, country located at the northern end of South America, occupying a roughly triangular area. Venezuela is bounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Colombia to the southwest and west. The national capital is Caracas.

Sep 26, 2024 · Many Latin American heads of state aggressively denounced the hegemonic regime ruling from Caracas in their UNGA addresses, while others took a far more conciliatory approach. Their sharply divided takes are just the latest evidence that Venezuela’s political crisis is set to become a powerful flashpoint in the region’s upcoming cycle of ...

Jan 16, 2025 · But in 2025, with the denouement of the long anticipated presidential election cycle, Venezuela may be beginning a new chapter that calls for a reassessment of political strategy. Some lessons from successful democratic transitions in Latin America and Europe are useful, but Venezuela has many particularities that set it apart from others.

Oct 9, 2024 · Since the crisis escalated in 2015, an estimated seven million Venezuelans have fled the country, with six million resettling in other Latin American countries, including nearly 2.5 million in...

Aug 21, 2024 · MIAMI (AP) — It was a rare diplomatic gamble when the three leaders of Latin America’s largest democracies inserted themselves into the high-stakes standoff between Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his opponents over who won the country’s presidential election.

Oct 17, 2022 · More than 80% of those who have left Venezuela are living in Latin America and the Caribbean, in countries which often already struggle to provide health and education to their own nationals....

The Casla Institute for the Study of Latin America continued to denounce the construction of new places of torture used by the regime in collaboration with Cuban intelligence officers who actively participated in repression and trained the regime in methods of torture while sometimes performing torture themselves. ... Venezuela sin Filtro also ...