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Care to Treat Yourself to an Egg  
   

Care to Treat Yourself to an Egg

Another interesting outcome of Chavez’s policies – Due to rising inflation, Chavez has fixed the prices at which producers can sell certain basic items, like eggs. Unfortunately, many producers have just given up producing these items, feeling it is just not worth it. So, things like eggs, and occasionally milk too, every so often become a rarity, and beach-sellers make a killing selling these “delicacies” at almost R5 a pop.
This is the Chavez life

July 2nd 2007
After 4 memorable months, it was finally time to say goodbye to Brazil and hello to Venezuela - the land of free petrol and no eggs. Venezuela is an interesting, but not too welcoming of a place to visit. Political tension is always in the air and the communist mood is inescapable. We had to quickly get used to societal climate change - coming from the warm, caring Brazilian people to the col ... read more
South America » Venezuela » Zulian » Maracaibo

Venezuelan Flag Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who ... ... read more
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