Chavez hometown languishes after 20 years of revolution
175 views · Published 21 December 2018 · 0:53 · Indexed 4 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics
Deserted streets and closed stores surround the imposing statue of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in his birthplace of Sabaneta, 20 years after the enigmatic figure launched the country's revolution. But Sabaneta, in Barinas State, has not forgotten its most illustrious son and commemorates him with almost fanatical devotion
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