Charlie Devereux

GlobalPost

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Charlie Devereux covers Venezuela for GlobalPost. He has written about Caracas' spiraling homicide rate, inflationary economies in Latin America, cult religions and the politicization of Venezuela's movie industry. He was a photographer before moving into journalism in 2005 and has worked in London for the Daily Telegraph and CNN International. He is also a contributor to the Sunday Telegraph, the San Francisco Chronicle, openDemocracy.net and several oil publications. Devereux was born and raised in Panama, speaks fluent Spanish and has traveled extensively in the region.

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Venezuela jumps on eco-tourism bandwagon

Rural inns in the Andes are trying to marry organic coffee production and tourism.

Venezuela jumps on eco-tourism bandwagon

Welcome to Venezuela's mucuposadas

Welcome to Venezuela's mucuposadas
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Venezuela businesses deal with power cuts

Venezuela businesses deal with power cuts
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Why so many c-sections in Venezuela?

Why so many c-sections in Venezuela?
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Venezuela: the hidden Chagas disease

Venezuela: the hidden Chagas disease
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Why Hugo Chavez finally gave in to the Twitter craze

Venezuela's loquacious leader has decided he can no longer cede the digital sphere his opponents.

Why Hugo Chavez finally gave in to the Twitter craze
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Venezuela's socialist cities

A solution to poverty or step in abolishing private property?

Venezuela's socialist cities

Welcome to Ciudad Mariche

Welcome to Ciudad Mariche
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Is Venezuela flooding an unexplored holy site?

Archeologists may never solve the mysteries of a pre-Columbian indigenous site if Venezuela goes ahead with a plan to create a hydroelectric dam.

Is Venezuela flooding an unexplored holy site?
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On Chavez's whim, a gold market no more

Few colonial buildings remain in Caracas. Is Chavez changing that or just haphazardly seizing buildings?

On Chavez's whim, a gold market no more
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Venezuela tries to make it rain

In desperate need of water and electricity, Venezuela is "bombing" clouds and praying for rain.

Venezuela tries to make it rain
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Venezuelans protest closure of TV station

Students march against the shuttering of an opposition TV station popular as much for its soap operas as its news reporting.

Venezuelans protest closure of TV station
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Venezuela's kidnapping express

The preferred method for Venezuelan kidnappers involves driving victims around while families get the ransom together.

Venezuela's kidnapping express
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Newly rich, now under attack

They made their money in Chavez's revolution and seemed untouchable. Now they are in jail.

Newly rich, now under attack
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Venezuela to ban violent video games

Why Hugo Chavez hates World of Warcraft, Counter-Strike and The Legend of Zelda.

Venezuela to ban violent video games