Ghost Bottles

Halloween

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November 3rd 2012
I usually think of Halloween as a minor holiday – a fun night to dress up, hand out or get some candy, and then move on to Thanksgiving and Christmas. At AIS, however, it seems to be the major holiday of the first semester. While the rest of Venezuela doesn’t celebrate Halloween and is already preparing for Christmas (I have seen more toy commercials in the last few weeks than I ever need to s ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Anzoátegui

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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