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Of Diapers and Dictators in Venezuela

PACKING IT IN

A trip home to a country coming apart.

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“Welcome to the Maiquetia Simón Bolívar International Airport,” said the stewardess with a metallic voice as our plane touched down on Venezuelan soil. The excitement of a family reunion and anguish over the situation in the country shook me out of a brief sleep after eight hours flying from Paris....

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