Economics With A Face

Once we had arrived at the top you could feel that it was a bit cooler than down in the city due to the altitude. The views were spectacular. We ended up staying up there for a few hours and actually had dinner at a restaurant that overlooked the city. Although they were out of beer the food was great.

Once back in Caracas we grabbed a cab back home and then were shortly off to Beatriz’s house (Vladimir’s sister) to watch a movie called ¿Premio Nobel de la Paz…? by Malena Roncayolo. The movie is a documentary about acts of aggression by the Chavez government against the opposition. We are planning on meeting with Malena on Saturday so it gave the film even more meaning. It definitely had some powerful footage and I plan on getting a copy before we leave.

We ended the night trying some homemade arepas while Beatriz talked about the special kit she would bring to marches to prepare for tear gas. There have been several occations that she has had to use it. Apparently vinegar and toothpaste do the trick. It is just bizarre that we were sitting in such a calm, normal environment with such nice people, yet tear gas was the topic of conversation.