Viewfinder: Humanitarian Aid Arrives at the Venezuela–Colombia Border

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Feb 8, 2019

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid for Venezuela arrive in Cucuta, Colombia, a city on the Venezuelan border, on February 7th, 2018. Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the Colombian border ahead of the shipment, as opposition leader Juan Guaidó stepped up his challenge to President Nicolás Maduro's authority.
(Photo: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images)

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Workers unload medicines and disposable medical supplies from a Chinese Yangtze River Express Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport on May 16th, 2019, in Maiquetia, Venezuela.

Workers unload medicines and disposable medical supplies from a cargo plane after landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport on May 16th, 2019, in Maiquetia, Venezuela.

People cross through the low waters of the Táchira River near the Simón Bolívar international bridge, which connects Cúcuta, Colombia, with the Venezuelan town of San Antonio del Táchira, after the closure of the border bridge on February 27th, 2019, in Cúcuta, Colombia. Many people are making the trek through the river from Venezuela to get supplies or to escape the conditions in their country.

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People cross through the low waters of the Táchira River after the closure of a border bridge on February 27th, 2019, in Cúcuta, Colombia.

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A young demonstrator writes slogans on the pavement during a protest against the government of President Nicolás Maduro in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, on February 2nd, 2019.

A student standing in a tree displays a Venezuelan flag during a rally in support of opposition leader Juan Guaidó and against Nicolás Maduro at Universidad Central de Venezuela on May 2nd, 2019, in Caracas, Venezuela. After two days of violent clashes between pro-Guaidó and pro-Maduro groups including civilian, police, and military forces that resulted in four dead and over 100 wounded, Venezuelans supporting Guaidó are taking to the streets and responding to the call for strikes.

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A student standing in a tree displays a Venezuelan flag during a rally in support of opposition leader Juan Guaidó on May 2nd, 2019, in Caracas, Venezuela.

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President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro (center) gives a speech to his supporters from the Balcón del Pueblo of the Miraflores Government Palace on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, in Caracas, Venezuela. Earlier on Wednesday, Venezuelan opposition leader and head of the National Assembly Juan Guaido claimed that he is the rightful interim president, as was officially accepted by presidents of many countries such as the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and Argentina. Protests continue in Caracas; meanwhile, Maduro and President Donald Trump no longer recognize any relations between their two countries.

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President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro gives a speech to his supporters from the Balcón del Pueblo of the Miraflores Government Palace on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, in Caracas, Venezuela.

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