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News Hugo Chávez's daughter poses with US dollars 26/01/2012 14:55 Picture focuses attention on president's currency controls that have led to a scarcity of greenbacks in Venezuela. News Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition candidate, steps aside 25/01/2012 19:20 López has declared full support for the man most likely to fight Hugo Chávez in October's election. Features Murder in the Jungle 19/12/2011 Six hours’ journey through savannah and thick jungle from Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, Mahdia boasts no landline telephones or bank machines. But this small dirt town in the Amazon rainforest is experiencing the sharp end of turmoil in the financial markets, as it finds itself at the centre of a new gold rush. News Over 500 deaths last year inside Venezuelan prisons 20/01/2012 18:53 Prisoners in Venezuela often brandish heavier weapons than the guards that watch them. Economy British Visit to Brazil Overshadowed by Falklands Dispute 20/01/2012 Thirty years after the war between Britain and Argentina, tensions still run high, impacting the region as a whole. News Chávez appointment - a slap to Colombia? 19/01/2012 15:43 News Britain, Argentina ramp up rhetoric over Falklands 19/01/2012 13:57 Pick of the Best Gold price surge spurs Guyana jungle mine violence 13/12/2011 18:13 Venezuela inmates wield machineguns, smoke cannabis 23/09/2011 15:29 Cancer stricken, Hugo Chavez: the boy from humble beginnings in Sabaneta 04/08/2011 06:55 Why Hugo Chávez's Dramatic Reappearance May Not Be Enough 06/07/2011 Venezuela's Horrific Prison Riot: Why is Hugo Chávez Silent? 23/06/2011 Dark side of the City’s secretive new giant 19/05/2011 Economics Roundups Telecoms, Broadcast Monopolies Prospering in Mexico as Televisa's $1.6bn Iusacell Deal Is Rejected 27/01/2012 13:40 British Visit to Brazil Overshadowed by Falklands Dispute 20/01/2012 Iran President Skirts Serious Talk During Latin America Tour 17/01/2012 15:50 Most Viewed Email exchange with the Independent 24/09/2010 An interview with Brian Cox 10/05/2010 Inside South America's Most Notorious Jail 06/10/2008

Currently in Caracas, Venezuela Lat/Lon 10.491016 -66.902061 Twitter One of better pics of @hcapriles and Leopoldo lopez, now his ally, through photgraphers' and supporters' scrum http://t.co/e5fbn530 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:24:31 GMT Another pic of @hcapriles rally in a Vargas barrio http://t.co/mxbp9luE Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:16:47 GMT Huge turnout at @hcapriles rally in a barrio in Vargas http://t.co/SiNeqLJh Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:15:53 GMT Rally in vargas barrio for @hcapriles http://t.co/69ejxyTW Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:06:48 GMT Up in Vargas for @hcapriles rally http://t.co/ls53DiZO Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:13:40 GMT RT @TelePolitics: Cameron is pandering to the mob over Sir Fred http://t.co/q46M5JDX Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:44:08 GMT Venezuela announces formal withdrawal from World Bank’s arbitration body http://t.co/rvH0kL0D (My piece on Exxon: http://t.co/y7tBdoFY) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:37:59 GMT Hugo Chavez's daughter poses with US dollars, highlighting dad's currency controls http://t.co/B3g0GuVg Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:19:20 GMT Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan opposition candidate, steps aside http://t.co/Hftnaz6l Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:04:54 GMT Venezuela's Attorney General Carlos Escarra dies http://t.co/ejsIwqcb Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:38 GMT Locals in San Antonio de Yare learn how to cook desserts in one of @hcapriles' cero hambre projects this morning. http://t.co/bY25MjQf Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:28:06 GMT Smartly timed move by Lopez. Could have pulled out months ago. now will massively ramp up Capriles campaign. Both expected to speak in 2 hrs Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:35:17 GMT Lopez has pulled out of the election race: http://t.co/d0ejm2qR Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:37 GMT More...

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