LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they’re making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change after a contentious presidential election handed victory to President Nicolás Maduro despite vote tallies released by the opposition showing that his competitor won by a landslide.

“We stayed waiting for the election (results) because if Maduro left (power) then we would stay. But nothing happened,” said Enrique Dordis, 46, a former cab driver from the central state of Carabobo, who left Venezuela last week with his wife, an 8-year-old son, Emanuel, and four other family members.

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    1 month ago

    Yes, empire will continue to attack and impoverish any nation that refuses to install its puppet.

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      Oh bullshit. Venezuela has so much goddamn oil they don’t even need the USA. Hell, they are a founding member of OPEC. Poor governance and over the top corruption has ruined their economy. They produced millions of barrels of oil under Chavez. Maduro is just a fucker.

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      You mean to tell me Maduro is a long term CIA plant? Of course, it’s all so obvious now