ANTHONY ASCER APARICIO

Venezuela will be ranked as the most violent country in Latin America by 2019, according to the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia (OVV). This Caribbean paradise, with a homicide rate of 81.4% per 100,000 inhabitants, seems to have no ceasefire. Due to the economic and social crisis that crosses the nation governed by Nicolás Maduro, the population can only cling to one of the most primitive instincts: survive.

Night falls on a slum in Caracas. Often these slums become a war zone when gangs and security forces clash, even amongst themselves. Overcrowding and socioeconomic conditions of these places generate a perfect breeding ground for crime.