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Locals call it the “Maduro diet” after President Nicolás Maduro, who has driven the country into humanitarian crisis
via Time: http://time.com/longform/hunger-crime-violence-venezuela/
Today, as Maduro refuses to lessen his grip on power, Venezuelans are facing brutal political repression, crippled health and education systems, and never-ending economic decline. But it is hunger that has most profoundly transformed daily life, says photographer Ignacio Marin, who traveled to the Venezuelan city of Caracas in May. “You can survive a week without school,” he says. “But you can’t survive a week without food.”