Passengers alight in Matías Romero, Oaxaca, from the new Tehuantepec Interoceanic Train.Mauricio Palos
“The Maduro Diet”: A Photo Essay from Venezuela
Venezuela’s political and economic crisis has done deep and lasting damage to its population’s health. In the past year, 74.3 percent of the population has lost weight — an average of 8.7 kilograms (19 pounds) per person – because of food scarcity, according to a recent study by three of Caracas’ largest universities (UCAB, USB … Read more
Brazilians Vent Rio Olympics Frustration in Graffiti – Photo Essay
The graffiti marking nearly every building in Rio de Janeiro’s Vila Autódromo favela isn’t the work of idle teens. With five months to go before the Summer Olympics, the small community is being demolished to make way for Rio’s planned Olympic Park. The favela has become a focal point for anger over Olympics development, as … Read more
