Girish Gupta

GlobalPost

Girish Gupta is a British freelance journalist based in Caracas, Venezuela. His work has taken him all over the region, covering Mexico’s drug wars in Ciudad Juárez, Colombia’s paramilitaries in its northern jungles and maverick Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez’s ups and downs as he battles cancer before elections in October 2012. He also writes for Reuters, TIME and many other outlets.

Venezuelans study Hugo Chavez from a young age (PHOTOS)

Coloring books and historical reenactments help keep the late president's legend alive for a new generation.

Venezuelans study Hugo Chavez from a young age (PHOTOS)

How Hugo Chavez helped bring the US and Cuba closer together

How Hugo Chavez helped bring the US and Cuba closer together

Obama just sanctioned Venezuela. Here's what he needs to consider

Obama just sanctioned Venezuela. Here's what he needs to consider

Attention Venezuelan shoppers: Will this ID card keep you loyal to the revolution?

Attention Venezuelan shoppers: Will this ID card keep you loyal to the revolution?

Venezuela's protests careen into week 5

Venezuela's protests careen into week 5

President adopts cat as country goes to the dogs

President Nicolas Maduro pulls out a secret weapon against Venezuela's bad press: adorable pets.

President adopts cat as country goes to the dogs

Murder of Miss Venezuela shocks the mecca of beauty queens

Model and telenovela actress Monica Spear and her ex-husband were killed, and their 5-year-old daughter was injured, in an apparent robbery while on vacation in Venezuela.

Murder of Miss Venezuela shocks the mecca of beauty queens

The most expensive place for expats? You'll never guess

Not Tokyo. Not London. Think south, and left.

The most expensive place for expats? You'll never guess

In Venezuela, every day is Black Friday. Or else

‘We have to guarantee that everybody has a plasma television and the latest-generation fridge,’ a government official said before deploying troops to shopping centers.

In Venezuela, every day is Black Friday. Or else

Venezuela's military seizes electronics chains, slashes prices

A month before municipal elections, some say the socialist government is trying to buy votes even as the economy spirals.

Venezuela's military seizes electronics chains, slashes prices

Venezuela's 'smells like sulfur' diplomacy

Update: Washington has responded to Caracas’ expulsions by kicking out three Venezuelan diplomats, the latest tit-for-tat between Venezuela and the northern superpower it says stinks like Satan.

Venezuela's 'smells like sulfur' diplomacy

Venezuela's press is dying from a paper shortage

First the toilet paper was running out. Now, squeezed by Venezuela's currency controls, newspapers are shutting because they can't import enough newsprint.

Venezuela's press is dying from a paper shortage

Venezuelan lawmaker vows to fight for Syrian army

'Syria needs full support against these criminals,' a Venezuelan congressman of Syrian descent says, as Western powers debate a strike on President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

Venezuelan lawmaker vows to fight for Syrian army

5 signs Venezuela-US relations are still rocky after Chavez

Nicolas Maduro was once Hugo Chavez’s top foreign diplomat. Now that he’s in charge, some of the vitriol persists.

5 signs Venezuela-US relations are still rocky after Chavez

Introducing Venezuela's fight club

Venezuela's raging legislators step into the ring — otherwise known as parliament — to duke it out over a disputed election.

Introducing Venezuela's fight club