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  • The hillside slums of 23 de Enero, a politically active neighborhhod in Caracas that has been traditionally Chavista.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios001.JPG
  • María Corina Machado, a representative of the organization Sumate,  speaks with local reporters before walking into a Prosecutor's  office in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday June 10,2004 to formally hear that she is being charged with treason. Sumate, one of a handful of organizations to receive funding from the National Endowment for Democracy(NED), was instrumental in the organization and follow through a various petition drives seeking a presidential referendum.  President Chavez claims that the NEDs funding of these organizations is a clear sign that the US government is helping to overthrow his government.  Though there are some organizations that have received money that members of Chavez's own MVR political party claim are doing productive work that benefit the country.
    Rochkind_VenPol018.jpg
  • María Corina Machado, a representative of the organization Sumate,  speaks with local reporters before walking into a Prosecutor's  office in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday June 10,2004 to formally hear that she is being charged with treason. Sumate, one of a handful of organizations to receive funding from the National Endowment for Democracy(NED), was instrumental in the organization and follow through a various petition drives seeking a presidential referendum.  President Chavez claims that the NEDs funding of these organizations is a clear sign that the US government is helping to overthrow his government.  Though there are some organizations that have received money that members of Chavez's own MVR political party claim are doing productive work that benefit the country.
    Rochkind_VenPol017.tif
  • The hillside slums of 23 de Enero, a politically active neighborhhod in Caracas that has been traditionally Chavista.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios010.JPG
  • The hillside slums of 23 de Enero, a politically active neighborhhod in Caracas that has been traditionally Chavista.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios009.JPG
  • Workers help to build a supermarket in an upscale part of Caracas.  After two years of economic downturn Venezuela's economy has showed some resurgence in the first half of 2004.  Though underneath the surface it is more difficult to determine if the growth will be sustained.  One of the sectors that has shown growth has been construction,.
    Rochkind_VenEconomy014.jpg
  • National Guardsmen prepare to fire tear gas at anti-government protestors   as riots continued in Caracas between the Guard and anti-government protestors. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot025.jpg
  • Representatives of various Consejo Communales, or "Community Councils", hold a meeting on a basketball court in Calvario, a a poor slum in Caracas. These councils have become a center piece of Hugo Chavez's policy.  These groups meet a few times a month and discuss problems in the community and propose projects and solutions. They then take these proposals to the government who tries to oversee their completion.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios020.JPG
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol015.jpg
  • Corrina Pico and her son Carlos, 11, eat a few of the many weird and wondrous flavors available at the Coromoto ice cream parlor in Merida, Venezuela.  The shop, infamous for it's wacky flavors like tuna, meat, smoked trout, spaghetti with cheese and viagra, has been in the Guinness book of world records several times for having the most ice cream flavors in the world.  Tasting the ice cream before buying it is not allowed, so every customer is never sure what they will get.
    Rochkind_VenMisc012.jpg
  • An anti-government protestor throws a bottle at members of the Venezuelan army  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot028.tif
  • Anti-chavez protestors launch marbles, molotov cocktails and rocks at National Guard members during clashes between the two groups.  The clashes broke out during a Pro-Chavez march denouncing a recall referendum against chavez and US intervention in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenRiot014.jpg
  • A child runs by a mural of Hugo Chavez that sits right outside of a government complex which houses a subsidized food market as well as two factories, staffed by cooperatives.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios017.JPG
  • Pedestrians on their way to work in Petare, a poor hillside slum in eastern Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios011.JPG
  • The chalkboard of a Mision Robinson literacy class in a private home in Campo Rico, a poor hillside shanty town in eastern Caracas on Tuesday August 3, 2004.  The literacy classes are one of numerous social programs that have come about during the Chavez presidency.
    Rochkind_Social028.jpg
  • Yubeney Castillo, 20, teaches a Mision Robinson literacy class in a private home in Campo Rico, a poor hillside shanty town in eastern Caracas on Tuesday August 3, 2004.  The literacy classes are one of numerous social programs that have come about during the Chavez presidency.
    Rochkind_Social027.jpg
  • Graffiti and propaganda posters have been popping up all over Caracas public property the past few weeks in anticipation of the Aug 15 presidential referendum.  As the country inches towards a presidential referendum, Venezuela's opposition seems to be limping towards the finish line.  Many say the opposition lacks a clear proposal for the future of the country, and they certainly lack a clear presidential candidate, though a primary is scheduled for Aug 22 pending the results of the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenPol021.jpg
  • Graffiti and posters have been popping up all over Caracas the past few weeks in anticipation of the Aug 15 presidential referendum, and most of it has consisted of a simple "yes" or "no" sign.  The "no" encourages people to vote against the referendum and keep president Chavez in power.  As the country inches towards a presidential referendum, Venezuela's opposition seems to be limping towards the finish line.  Many say the opposition lacks a clear proposal for the future of the country, and they certainly lack a clear presidential candidate, though a primary is scheduled for Aug 22 pending the results of the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenPol019.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez stands for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting  with  Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol016.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol014.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol012.jpg
  • The Pico family, (left to right), Maria Gabriella, Manuel, Manuel Enrique, Corrina and Carlos, eat a few of the many weird and wondrous flavors available at the Coromoto ice cream parlor in Merida, Venezuela.  The shop, infamous for it's wacky flavors like tuna, meat, smoked trout, spaghetti with cheese and viagra, has been in the Guinness book of World Recrords several times for having the most ice cream flavors in the world.  Tasting the ice cream before buying it is not allowed, so every customer is never sure what they will get.
    Rochkind_VenMisc013.jpg
  • Members of the Venezuelan National Guard help to free thousands of Arrau turtles.  The turtles were released in the Orinoco river as part of a 10 year program that has released over 165,000 turtles.  The Venezuelan government says the program holds the world record for number of endangered species released into the wild.  The turtles are threatened by a variety of predators, including humans who eat their eggs and meat.
    Rochkind_VenMisc011.jpg
  • Members of the Venezuelan National Guard help to free thousands of Arrau turtles.  The turtles were released in the Orinoco river as part of a 10 year program that has released over 165,000 turtles.  The Venezuelan government says the program holds the world record for number of endangered species released into the wild.  The turtles are threatened by a variety of predators, including humans who eat their eggs and meat.
    Rochkind_VenMisc010.jpg
  • A turtle struggles to free itself just before it's scheduled release.  Thousands of Arrau turtles were released in the Orinoco river as part of a 10 year program that has released over 165,000 turtles.  The Venezuelan government says the program holds the world record for number of endagered species released into the wild.  The turtles are threatened by a variety of predators, including humans who eat their eggs and meat.
    Rochkind_VenMisc009.jpg
  • The Venezuelan army fires tear gas and rubber bullets  at anti-government protestors  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot029.jpg
  • An anti-government protestor still in his school uniform runs down the street before launching a molotov cocktail at members of the Venezuelan army  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot026.tif
  • A member of the National Guard waits to fire tear gas at  anti-government protestors  as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot022.tif
  • Members of the National Guard try to put out a street fire set by anti-government protestors  as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot019.tif
  • National Guard and anti-chavez protestors clash as a Pro-Chavez march denouncing a recall referendum against chavez and US intervention in Venezuela.  Protestors fired molotov cocktails , rock and bottles at the Guard who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.
    Rochkind_VenRiot016.jpg
  • An anti-government demonstrator taunts members of the National Guard  after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  She screamed at them: "Here I am so you can kill me!".  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenRiot011.jpg
  • A Member of the National Guard walks through a cloud of  tear gas towards anti-government demonstrators after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenRiot009.tif
  • Thousands of people circulated through the Iglesia Santa Teresa on Miercoles Santo(Ash Wednesday) to mark the beginning of Holy Week.
    Rochkind_VenCulture005.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez027.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez025.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez021.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez020.jpg
  • Representatives of various Consejo Communales, or "Community Councils", hold a meeting on a basketball court in Calvario, a a poor slum in Caracas. These councils have become a center piece of Hugo Chavez's policy.  These groups meet a few times a month and discuss problems in the community and propose projects and solutions. They then take these proposals to the government who tries to oversee their completion.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios019.JPG
  • People line up to wait for the bus in a poor neighborhood in eastern Caracas. The Venezuelan government has long subsidized gasoline, making it one of the cheapest places in the world to buy gas.  Upper and middle class can buy new cars and not worry about gas mileage, while the lower class deals with a saturated public transportation system.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios018.JPG
  • A Night street scene of El Guarataro, a poor hillside slum in western Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios016.JPG
  • A view of El Guarataro, a poor hillside slum in western Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios014.JPG
  • A view of El Guarataro, a poor hillside slum in western Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios012.JPG
  • Presidential elections are set for December 3, 2006 in Venezuela.  Hugo Chavez holds a commanding lead in the polls over his nearest opponent, Manuel Rosales.  An oil revenue funded spending splurge on social programs and infrastructure that has kept the poor squarely on Chavez's side.  /// Chavez propaganda on the outside of a Barrio Adentro free health clinic in Coche, a poor slum in Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios003.JPG
  • Union members and workers congregate in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main plaza, protest the closing of Luz y Fuerza, a state run power company, on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
    Rochkind_MexPol006.JPG
  • Lorenzo Zambrano CEO and president of CEMEX, speaks in his office in Monterrey, Mexico on Friday, October 30, 2009.
    Rochkind_MexPol003.JPG
  • Members of SME, the Mexican Electricians Union, protest the closing of Luz y Fuerza, Mexico's state run power company, on Monday, October 12, 2009.
    Rochkind_MexPol001.JPG
  • Aura Rosales points to a picture of Chavez as motorists pass the presidential palace as she celebrates outside the presidential palace.  Early that morning the National Electoral Council announced that preliminary results showed Chavez had defeated a presidential referendum by about 16 points.  Opposition leaders claim election fraud, though the Organization of American States and Carter Center said the election was clean.
    Rochkind_VenPol022.jpg
  • Graffiti and propaganda posters have been popping up all over Caracas public property the past few weeks in anticipation of the Aug 15 presidential referendum.  As the country inches towards a presidential referendum, Venezuela's opposition seems to be limping towards the finish line.  Many say the opposition lacks a clear proposal for the future of the country, and they certainly lack a clear presidential candidate, though a primary is scheduled for Aug 22 pending the results of the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenPol020.jpg
  • Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe stand for the Venezuelan national anthem before a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday February 26, 2004.  The meeting is part of the G15 summit being held in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenPol013.jpg
  • A turtle struggles to free itself just before it's scheduled release.  Thousands of Arrau turtles were released in the Orinoco river as part of a 10 year program that has released over 165,000 turtles.  The Venezuelan government says the program holds the world record for number of endagered species released into the wild.  The turtles are threatened by a variety of predators, including humans who eat their eggs and meat.
    Rochkind_VenMisc008.jpg
  • A turtle struggles to free itself just before it's scheduled release.  Thousands of Arrau turtles were released in the Orinoco river as part of a 10 year program that has released over 165,000 turtles.  The Venezuelan government says the program holds the world record for number of endangered species released into the wild.  The turtles are threatened by a variety of predators, including humans who eat their eggs and meat.
    Rochkind_VenMisc007.jpg
  • An anti-government protestor still in his school uniform runs down the street before launching a molotov cocktail at members of the Venezuelan army  during the 5th straight day of clashes in Caracas.  The effort to hold a referendum against President Chavez took an expected step backwards when an Electoral Council said there are currently not enough valid signatures to request the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenRiot027.tif
  • National Guardsmen awaits order as riots continued in Caracas between the Guard and anti-government protestors. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot024.jpg
  • An anti-government protestors throws stones at National Guardsmen  as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot023.tif
  • Anti-government protestors flee as the National Guard fires rubber bullets and tear gas as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot021.jpg
  • Anti-government protestors flee as the National Guard fires rubber bullets and tear gas as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot020.jpg
  • An anti-government protestors launches a bottle at the National Guard as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot018.jpg
  • The National Guard fires tear gas and  rubber bullets  at anti-government protestors as riots continued in Caracas between the two groups. The country is awaiting a preliminary decision on the validity of signatures seeking a recall referendum.  It is expected that hundreds of thousands of signatures will have to go to a review process that the opposition will refuse to submit to.
    Rochkind_VenRiot017.tif
  • Anti-chavez protestors launch marbles, molotov cocktails and rocks at National Guard members during clashes between the two groups.  The clashes broke out during a Pro-Chavez march denouncing a recall referendum against chavez and US intervention in Venezuela.
    Rochkind_VenRiot015.jpg
  • Members of the National Guard take cover during confrontations with anti-chavez protesters.  The protestors put up road blocks and fired slingshots, molotov cocktails and stones at the Guard, while the Guard fired back with tear gas and rubber bullets.
    Rochkind_VenRiot013.jpg
  • Supporters of President Hugo Chavez march in support of their president and in rejection of US intervention in Venezuela as well as a recall referendum on Chavez's rule.
    Rochkind_VenRiot012.jpg
  • Members of the National Guard fire tear gas at anti-government demonstrators after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenRiot010.tif
  • Members of the National Guard search and detain an  anti-government demonstrator after an  opposition march  to demand that President Chavez  submit to a recall referendum turned violent.  The march was held on the first day of the G15 summit in Caracas.
    Rochkind_VenRiot008.tif
  • Members of a theatre group put on a passion play that meandered through downtown Caracas on Good Friday.
    Rochkind_VenCulture007.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez028.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez024.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez023.tif
  • A view of El Guarataro, a poor hillside slum in western Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios013.JPG
  • Daily life in coche, a poor hillside slum in southwest caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios007.JPG
  • Ivonne Baloid, a community activist, sits in her window in the evening in Coche, a poor Caracas hillside slum
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios006.JPG
  • A view of Caracas from Coche, a poor Caracas hillside slum
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios005.JPG
  • Chavez propaganda in  Coche, a poor slum in Caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios004.JPG
  • A member of the Venezuelan MilitaryReserve stands outside a home in Coche, a poor slum in Caracas.
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios002.JPG
  • Union members and workers congregate in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main plaza, protest the closing of Luz y Fuerza, a state run power company, on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
    Rochkind_MexPol005.JPG
  • Union members and workers take part in a march to protest the closing of Luz y Fuerza, Mexico's state run power company, on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
    Rochkind_MexPol004.JPG
  • Members of SME, the Mexican Electricians Union, protest the closing of Luz y Fuerza, Mexico's state run power company, on Monday, October 12, 2009.
    Rochkind_MexPol002.JPG
  • Thousands of people circulated through the Iglesia Santa Teresa on Miercoles Santo(Ash Wednesday) to mark the beginning of Holy Week.
    Rochkind_VenCulture006.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez026.tif
  • President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela gives an interview the day before the country holds a referendum that could revoke his mandate.  If Chavez loses the referendum his Vice President will run the government for 30 days when a new election would be held.  Analysts and pollsters say that the race is too close to call and any outcome could provoke violence and unrest in the world's 5th largest oil exporter.
    Rochkind_VenChavez022.tif
  • Daily life in coche, a poor hillside slum in southwest caracas
    Rochkind_CaracasBarrios008.JPG
  • Inside the Mexican congress before the beginning of a joint session.
    Rochkind_Congress001.jpg
  • The Sheikh Ibrahim Al Ibrahim mosque is situated in the heart of downtown Caracas . The number of muslim's in Venezuela have been increasing, with the majority living in Caracas and Margarita Island.
    Rochkind_VenCulture007.tif
  • The Sheikh Ibrahim Al Ibrahim mosque is situated in the heart of downtown Caracas . The number of muslim's in Venezuela have been increasing, with the majority living in Caracas and Margarita Island.
    Rochkind_VenCulture006.tif
  • Yamile Bader Sleiman, a muslim from Lebanon, stands in her family's bakery and sandwich shop in Caracas. The number of muslim's in Venezuela have been increasing, with the majority living in Caracas and Margarita Island.
    Rochkind_VenCulture002.tif
  • Robert Maphumzane, born in 1962, was an underground activist and joined the MK in 1980. He was trained in intelligence and political education, traveling frequently to talk about the doctrine and politics of the ANC. He currently wants to be a librarian but finds himself in the same situation as many of his fellow soldiers, poor and jobless.
    Rochkind_SouthAfricaMK005.JPG
  • Gilberto Gonzalez, comic and political satirist, stands for a portrait in front of graffiti in Chavista part of town.  He is in costume as a Venezuela media personality. Gonzales was at the center of an uproar last year when he performed his politically charged show, which contains a skit with a Hugo Chavez puppet(shown) at a US Embassy party.     With Venezuela entrenched in a bitter fight over the upcoming presidential referendum that has divided the country,many political satirists have taken center stage in the Venezuelan world of comedy.
    Rochkind_VenChavez018.tif
  • Gilberto Gonzalez, comic and political satirist, stands for a portrait in front of graffiti in Chavista part of town.  He is in costume as a Venezuela media personality. Gonzales was at the center of an uproar last year when he performed his politically charged show, which contains a skit with a Hugo Chavez puppet(shown) at a US Embassy party.     With Venezuela entrenched in a bitter fight over the upcoming presidential referendum that has divided the country,many political satirists have taken center stage in the Venezuelan world of comedy.
    Rochkind_VenChavez019.tif
  • Workers make gold jewelry at Exportadores Bolivianos, a company that provides jewelry to Wal-Mart, K-mart, Bloomingdales and Macy's among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_008.jpg
  • Workers build a home in Mariscal Sucre, a neighborhood in El Alto.   Many of the adobe homes in Mariscal Sucre have no running water and families are forced to collect rain water, use dirty wells or go to a nearby home with water.   The private water company, Aguas de Illimani, had their contract annulled by the Bolivian government after members of the politically powerful El Alto community took to the streets to protest poor service and high installation fees.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_004.jpg
  • Graceli Perez, 3, stands by as her mother, Adriana Perez,  and other students take part in Plan Robinson literacy classes in a small jungle village.  President Chavez aims to erradicate illiteracy in Venezuela through Plan Robinson,  which uses lessons and cassetes created in Cuba.  Critics of the program claim that the classes are primarily used as a tool of political indoctrination as part of Chavez's plan to "Cubanize" Venezuela.
    Rochkind_Social030.jpg
  • Supporters of President Hugo Chavez gather outside of the presidential palace to show their support after the National Electoral Council announced projections that that the opposition had collected enough signatures to hold a referendum.  The National Electoral Council's announcement capped 6 months of political uncertainty surrounding the referendum.
    Rochkind_VenProtest017.jpg
  • Ametex, Bolivia's largest employer, has 2 factories in La Paz and 3 in El Alto.  This textile company provides products to Polo Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie and Fitch and Express among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_013.jpg
  • Workers make gold jewelry at Exportadores Bolivianos, a company that provides jewelry to Wal-Mart, K-mart, Bloomingdales and Macy's among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_012.jpg
  • Workers make gold jewelry at Exportadores Bolivianos, a company that provides jewelry to Wal-Mart, K-mart, Bloomingdales and Macy's among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_011.jpg
  • Workers make gold jewelry at Exportadores Bolivianos, a company that provides jewelry to Wal-Mart, K-mart, Bloomingdales and Macy's among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
    Rochkind_Bolivia_010.jpg
  • Workers make gold jewelry at Exportadores Bolivianos, a company that provides jewelry to Wal-Mart, K-mart, Bloomingdales and Macy's among others. El Alto is a largely indigenous town in Bolivia that is generally thought of as the Bolivian center  for anti-privatization and free trade sentiment, but industry benefitting from these very things are vital to El Alto.  Workers travel outside of their town, crossing road blockades on foot if necessary, to arrive to factories that can be far away. Industry and free trade is becoming more important to this politically charged town, whose protests have led to the removal of a president and foreign water company lately. Without the presence of private companies El Alto would be even more impoverished than it already is, bringing to a head the towns presumed nationalistic identity and its very real reliance on private industry.
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  • A woman washes clothes in Mariscal Sucre, a neighborhood in El Alto.   Many of the adobe homes in Mariscal Sucre have no running water and families are forced to collect rain water, use dirty wells or go to a nearby home with water.   The private water company, Aguas de Illimani, had their contract annulled by the Bolivian government after members of the politically powerful El Alto community took to the streets to protest poor service and high installation fees.
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  • A view of Mariscal Sucre, a neighborhood in El Alto.   Many of the adobe homes in Mariscal Sucre have no running water and families are forced to collect rain water, use dirty wells or go to a nearby home with water.   The private water company, Aguas de Illimani, had their contract annulled by the Bolivian government after members of the politically powerful El Alto community took to the streets to protest poor service and high installation fees.
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  • Students take part in Plan Robinson literacy classes in a small jungle village.  President Chavez aims to erradicate illiteracy in Venezuela through Plan Robinson,  which uses lessons and cassetes created in Cuba.  Critics of the program claim that the classes are primarily used as a tool of political indoctrination as part of Chavez's plan to "Cubanize" Venezuela.
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  • President Jimmy Carter spent time at the Venezuelan Congress meeting with both opposition and government deputies during his 3 day visit.  The President is visiting the country with a delegation from the Carter Center to revisit and promote a Peace and Democracy Accord signed last May in an effort to end nearly 2 years of political turmoil in Venezuela.  He is scheduled to meet with members of the Supreme Court, the National Assembly, the National Electoral Council and President Chavez.
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