View Caracas, one of South America's principal cities, and learn about challenges it faced in the 1990s
Learn about Caracas, Venezuela's capital, and the challenges it faced in the 1990s.
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NARRATOR: By far the largest city in Venezuela, Caracas reflects the growing optimism, the energy, and the many benefits that come with prosperity.
But the throngs of newcomers have created a severe housing shortage.
And a first-rate subway system cannot unsnarl the monumental traffic on the streets.
Though strongly democratic and generally prosperous, Venezuela must face some of the same challenges that are facing its neighbors and the world as a whole--shortages, crowding, unequal opportunity, in an endangered environment.
But the throngs of newcomers have created a severe housing shortage.
And a first-rate subway system cannot unsnarl the monumental traffic on the streets.
Though strongly democratic and generally prosperous, Venezuela must face some of the same challenges that are facing its neighbors and the world as a whole--shortages, crowding, unequal opportunity, in an endangered environment.