‘Maduro Is Ruin.’ Venezuela’s Poor Now Despise the Socialist Leader
- Hunger and desperation on the west side of the capital city
- ‘Maduro is ruin. He’s sinking himself and taking us all down.’
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During the day in Antimano, a sprawling web of shanties climbing the hills of Caracas, the rhythm of the barrio is the same as ever. Vendors hawk yuccas and plantains. Men smoke cigarettes and swap stories outside mostly empty bakeries. Long lines wind down the road waiting for buses that may never arrive.
Then night falls. Residents up and down the hills raid their kitchens and break out pots and pans. They bang them in a hidden, angry protest called “cacerolazos.” For the first time, it is against President Nicolas Maduro.