Even in countries with a low crime rate, you can find corners where you should not meddle at all, especially for foreigners. Heading to a distant country to admire its beauties, you need to remember that there are places where the appearance of travelers is not at all welcome. Take, for example, South Africa, Mexico or Colombia - each of them has a lot of beauty and interesting places, but in one drug cartels run amok, in the other no one is surprised by mass violence, in the third political struggle and terrorists constantly gush unnecessarily. And there are social and economic problems in every country. Here is the TOP 10 most dangerous cities in the world, which are not recommended to visit.

1. San Pedro Sula, Honduras

In the northwest of the most dangerous country in the world - Honduras is its most dangerous city of San Pedro Sula. So, in 2014, the rate of murders per 100 thousand people here reached the level of 171 deaths.
This appalling figure has been achieved in a city that is not in the middle of a theater of war or a revolutionary situation. Every day, about three people die a violent death here. The city has a thriving drug trade, weapons, there are endless bloody showdowns of local gangs, accompanied by incessant murders. And there is no one to take the necessary steps to curb the ongoing wave of violence. Local residents have long resigned themselves to the fact that the city is run by drug cartels that do not care about the lives of some people, and law enforcement agencies here have suffered a complete collapse. From the example of San Pedro Sula, one can understand that poverty, corruption and instability are not the worst thing in life.
Meanwhile, the city is a major industrial center of the country, although in fact it is one of the drug capitals of the world, since here cocaine is refined, packaged and sent north to its main consumers, the United States and Canada. Drug addiction, corruption and poverty of the local population have turned city streets into a dangerous jungle not only for tourists, but also for the citizens themselves. As a result, the Peace Corps evacuated their people from here, and local thugs killed an Englishman, trying to take away his camera.

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2. Acapulco, Mexico

This is followed by the famous Mexican city of Acapulco, sung in songs and more than once becoming a film set. There are magnificent white sand beaches, but all this is deceptive - the city is dangerous for life. He is increasingly featured in crime news, which describes the macabre details of dismembered or mutilated bodies found on beaches or city streets.
When Beltrán Leyva, the head of the local drug cartel, died, a bloody war broke out over the ways of delivering drugs to the northern neighbor. If earlier respectable businessmen were engaged in the development of tourism, now they have become embroiled in the dismantling of local gangs. There are 140 murders per 100,000 people in Acapulco every year.

3. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

This city is located on the border with the United States, and in recent years has become extremely dangerous for life. The reason is the same - a fierce war between drug cartels and gangs for drug trafficking to the north. This caused many residents of the city to flee in search of safer places. Out of 100 thousand people, 130 are killed here every year. You cannot drive a local resident out of the house at night, although it is not at all safe here during the day - you can be kidnapped or just get a bullet here at any time.

4. Baghdad, Iraq

The best times of Iraq are long gone. From the American occupation of 2003 to the present, the streets of Baghdad have become the scene of hostilities, where government forces constantly exchange fire with rebels, suicide bombers and car bombs blow up. Added to this is the mortar and rocket attack on residential areas of Baghdad. As a result, almost the entire city is littered with garbage and is in disrepair, electricity and water are supplied by the hour.

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5. Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Another city from small Honduras, where bandits run the business. They collect taxes from residents, set a curfew, after which you can live on the street for a very short time. If someone refuses to pay, then the best thing that threatens him is blackmail, but there may be torture, however, most likely they will simply kill the stubborn one. When there was a significant reduction in the budget for the maintenance of prisons in the United States, members of the MS-13 gang were deported from them to their homeland, after which the crime rate in the city jumped sharply. To emphasize their status, thugs who have returned from the states tend to commit more high-profile crimes, often meaningless. All police forces were thrown into solving the most serious crimes, and robberies and petty offenses are no longer paid attention to. Out of 100,000 city dwellers, 102 people die every year.

6. Maceio, Brazil

Externally, this Brazilian city looks very attractive: palm trees, bright sun, snow-white beaches and blue water. But according to statistics, Maceio is one of the most dangerous cities on earth, because every year there are 135 murders per 100 thousand people. There is a huge difference between the poor and the rich in the city. Poor consolation for the local authorities is that so far their own, not visiting tourists, are dying here.

7. Mogadishu, Somalia

An endless civil war has been raging in the capital of this African country for over 20 years. Half of the population has already left the city. Almost daily you can hear shooting and explosions here, people are kidnapped, the hospitals are full of the wounded, who receive only first aid. Mogadishu is divided into two parts, with the south being considered safer. In order to move from one part of the city to another, it is necessary to cross the dividing zone, but only on foot and with a thorough search.
There are almost no whole houses left in the city, and people have to live in ruins, or in refugee camps set up in the buildings of ministries, universities and schools. It is impossible to even find out exact information about the number of victims here, but it is clear that there are a lot of them here.

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8. Karachi, Pakistan

The capital of Pakistan, due to lawlessness, political instability and a high level of crime, has become one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Any problems here are solved, if not with money, then with weapons. For not too much money, it is easy to hire a mercenary here who will eliminate a competitor, no matter who he is - a businessman, a policeman or a politician.
About 600 human traffickers operate in the city. Religious fanatics are not far behind, who can easily start pouring lead on passers-by from a car rushing through the city. Street gang shootings, constant midday terrorist attacks, religious clashes and the resolution of political differences by force have made Karachi a city of horror. In recent years, armed robberies, carjacking and arson have been especially common here.

9. Cape Town, South Africa

Tourists from all over the world tend to Cape Town to admire the nature reserves and beautiful views that open from here. But even before this once popular tourist area, riots in the streets, poverty of the population and rampant crime have reached. A night walk in Cape Town can be compared to playing Russian roulette. It is not safe here to withdraw money from an ATM even during the day - local bandits are not only ready to free the tourist from cash, but also cripple him, and even kill him. With an extremely high level of crime, it should be taken into account that almost 4 million people live in the city, which makes the picture even more terrible.

10. Caracas, Venezuela

The Venezuelan capital has become the business center of Latin America, there are many business centers, offices of large companies, and universities. But the socio-economic stratification of the population here is huge. The rich families of Caracas live luxuriously, but hundreds of thousands live nearby, barely making ends meet, and many even have nothing to eat. Complicating matters is high inflation. Violent gangs operate on the streets, but the inhabitants of the slums, who receive small handouts from them, idolize them and are ready to turn a blind eye to their most terrible crimes.
As a result, Caracas has become a very dangerous world capital. Every year, out of 100,000 citizens, 115 people are sent to the other world, and in 2012, for example, 101 police officers died in the line of duty here.

This week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office. Impeachment. Shaking not only Brazil. Shakes many countries of South America.

Left ideas, dreams of justice, of socialism swept this continent in the 90s. Hugo Chavez, the famous president of Venezuela, set the models for socialist transformations. Indeed, his policy in Venezuela was successful. Illiteracy eradication, thousands of free first-aid posts, subsidies for food and housing.

Chavez's policy was picked up by other countries on the continent, such as Argentina. Subsidies for public transport, travel cost a penny. Electricity is almost free.

These successes made it possible to talk differently with Washington. The United States imposed the Washington Consensus on Latin American countries. In fact, the mechanism of external control. He was rejected. The US proposal to create a single market from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego has been torpedoed. The Americans were shocked. They were losing their home.

What was the basis of such a policy? Where does the money come from? First. Export of raw materials, oil in the case of Venezuela. The prices were high. Hugo Chavez called Bush the devil, but continued to sell oil to the US. Second. Focus on fast growing China.

But China has slowed down its economic growth. And commodity prices have fallen. Public finances were in a deplorable state. It became impossible to fulfill huge social obligations.

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Dilma Rousseff was removed from office. Who? Of the 513 members of the Brazilian parliament, 367 are accused of corruption. Two-thirds. Of the 67 members of the impeachment commission, 37 are accused of corruption and other crimes. And these people are fighting for the purity of power in Brazil.

There was too much populism, haste and irresponsibility in the left politics of Latin American leaders. Now we see even more inequality instead of justice, poverty and misery instead of prosperity.

As for the fight against Washington, the Americans are simply waiting for the inevitable. They do not need to make any excessive efforts, as, for example, once in Chile, when the leftist President Salvador Allende was overthrown. They will come to bow.

The leftist experiment in Latin America is failing. Urgent political methods did not lead to justice.

The shootout happened at night, but the bodies are not removed for a long time. Six killed - two gangs did not divide the area. While the shooting was going on, the police did not intervene, although they were nearby.

The participants of the massacre hid in the labyrinths of the barrio - this is how they call the slums surrounding the city from the side of the mountains. The streets leading upstairs are not cordoned off - too dangerous. The police are not favored here, the risk of getting shot from around the corner is extremely high. Passers-by carefully step over the corpses. They have nothing to fear: they are already used to this.

Only after the shootout was reported on television, the main forces are pulled up to the place. Special forces, anti-terror groups and the military finally comb the area, but, of course, they do not find anyone. The participants in the massacre lay low and, right during the raid, posted terrible footage of the nightly showdown on the Internet.

To disappear in Caracas is as easy as shelling pears - you can fall under a stray bullet, become a victim of a robbery or kidnapping in absolutely any area. At the city mortuary - announcements about the search for people. Stories like a carbon copy: went out into the street and disappeared.

“I am on duty at the morgue every morning and I am never without work. In July, 600 people were killed in Caracas alone. It's almost like a war in Syria,” says journalist Daniel Alejandro Blanco.

Crime reporter Daniel Blanco, who first reported on the night's shooting, promised to help us set up a meeting with the leader of one of the gangs.

The salary of a police officer (translated into US dollars - 40 per month) is a bad argument to get under the bullets. Law enforcement officers often do not react at all to isolated cases of violence.

“There are hatches everywhere, they were open that day. My daughter was thrown into this manhole and the lid was closed. And nobody did anything. The killer still lives in our house, on the sixth floor. The police did not even start a case,” says Osmarlin Morales.

Osmarlin's child was the victim of a mentally ill neighbor. But today, her daughter's killer in the opposite window is not as scary for her as the empty shelves of the refrigerator.

Victoria cannot be returned, and three-year-old Aurelio sleeps all day from hunger. The child's father went to the store yesterday.

Huge queues gather at the entrance to the supermarket. People take places at night. It's already daytime, but the shop is still closed. The products were not delivered and it is not clear whether they will deliver or not. Only one thing is clear: even if there is something to buy, there will definitely not be enough for everyone.

What the authorities call "temporary supply difficulties" are in fact tens of millions of people across the country suffering from constant hunger. The so-called basic products: bread, flour, cereals, eggs and milk - even in the capital are delivered extremely irregularly. Rumors about the arrival of each party fly around the area instantly.

“272 is my number, but no one guarantees me that today I will get to the store. Yesterday I was in the middle of the first hundred, and my turn never came, but today there are more people, ”the woman says.

300 bolivars per loaf - the price is fixed. According to the official rate, it is 30 US dollars, but in reality, local money costs 90 times less. Shops, banks, and the government are guided by the shadow rate.

This time, apart from bread, there is nothing to buy. But those who waited still rejoice like children. Everything that is not in stores can be obtained on the black market, where speculators trade quite openly at their prices, which differ from state prices by dozens of times.

“I sell products that I get through our friends in supermarkets before they hit the shelves. We sell bread 10 times more expensive than in a store, meat 20 times more expensive, but even here it is rare,” admits black market seller Gabriel Manolas.

Speculation in the country is criminally punishable, but there is only one law here: you can’t shoot anything, this is strictly monitored by the police. Shopping on the black market is the privilege of the rich. A teacher's monthly salary can only buy five packages of chips for 25,000 bolivars (that's about $20). Alexa taught dancing at school, and now she dances for adults, in fact - for food.

Yulia's children grow up in one of the poorest barrios. Electricity - two hours a day, dirty water. There is no food.

“I haven't been able to find a job for two years now. The six of us live on my mother's pension, with that money I can cook three dinners. Every day I ask myself: what will they eat today? Julie Rodriguez says

While the older ones roam the urban jungle in search of food, Yuli leads the younger ones to summer school. Sometimes you can get food stamps there.

Entrance strictly according to the lists, getting into them is a great success: the screening is strict, the most needy are chosen. These children eat once a day.

At first there was also a drawing circle. But almost immediately the main theme of the work was food: children, without saying a word, drew meat, bread, corn. After that, the administration decided to spend all the money on food.

“I saw a girl who had not eaten for three days. She was so exhausted that she could not speak. We gave her hot soup and she ate it so fast that she burned her whole mouth and started crying. She was crying in pain but continued to eat. This is the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life,” says Andrea Gomez, coordinator of the international charitable foundation.

We returned to the slums two days after the gunfight that started our trip to talk to those who were unable or unwilling to find the local police.

The San Augustin area is the impoverished outskirts of Caracas, one of the most unsafe places in the city. A meeting with one of the leaders of the local criminal group is scheduled here.

This is the area of ​​the so-called malandros - armed robbers on motorcycles, who usually kill their victims. The morals of these people are exhaustively indicated by the way they crack down on enemies, and the fact that they film the footage of the massacre and post it on the network themselves.

Shot - as a sign of greeting. The leader of the gang, José, is 26, the rest are younger, but everyone is armed. Malandros rarely survive to old age.

“This is a beautiful pistol - a colt. It used to belong to a policeman, but now he doesn't need it. For any stranger, I have a bullet. But you are from Russia, we will not shoot at you,” says Jose, a gang leader in the San Augustin (Caracas) district.

Malandros keep the entire capital in fear. It is from them that they put bars on the windows even on the upper floors, and the fences of rich houses are surrounded by live wires. The most unprotected are pedestrians and drivers, whom they usually attack.

“Up here, we protect our neighborhood from bad people. And we work down in the city. Here is my working tool, there is nothing to hide. Yes, we rob people, sometimes we kill someone, not just for fun, but for money. It's fair, because we do this so that our families can survive,” says Jose, a gang leader in the San Augustin (Caracas) district.

According to crime statistics, Caracas is the most dangerous city in the world. A few days after this filming, the hero of our report, journalist Daniel Blanco, was robbed and severely beaten in the same area of ​​San Augustin. Doctors are now fighting for his life. We had to spend another week in Caracas.

The film crew of Channel One was detained by armed men. This is not the police. These are collectives - sort of vigilantes, only with machine guns. The police prefer not to get involved with these vigilantes. Continuation of the Venezuelan history - in a week in the program "Sunday Time".

It is unlikely that you want to spend your vacation in at least one of the cities that will be discussed today ...

Kali. Colombia

The position of Cali in the ranking is changing - it is either the most dangerous city in Colombia, or only number 2. The city is filled with gangsters from cartels such as CaliCartel, NortedelValleCartel and LosRastrojo. And as if that weren't enough, partisans are still active here, dissatisfied with the government. To better understand how bad things are here, just imagine that there are 83 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.

The other side of Kali is its beauty. However, almost all cities of the beautiful and very, very dangerous Colombia ...

San Salvador. Salvador

The capital of a small state in Central America is the same small town (there are a little more than half a million inhabitants), which, nevertheless, is a large breeding ground for bandits. There are 45 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants. Naturally, not for natural reasons. Up to 2500 people die there every year.

Everything happens because of the two largest groups (there are many more gangs!) MS-13 and barrio 18, keeping the inhabitants of the city in constant tension ...

Karachi. Pakistan

The most dangerous metropolis

The largest city in the country and the second largest. Political and criminal instability, the constant threat of terrorist attacks make this place extremely unsuitable for tourism.

There were 12 murders per 100,000 people. But this statistic has changed since 2015.

For the worse.

Detroit. USA

America's Most Dangerous City

This is Kiss they sang that Detroit was a city of rock. The reality is that Detroit is a city of criminals. In 1987, the film " Robocop", showing Detroit as a stronghold of crime and violence. Apparently Paul Verhoeven(the author of the picture) looked to the future - in 2014 it was recognized as the most dangerous city in America. The population does not even reach 700 thousand, and for every hundred thousand there are 2,072 beatings and 45 murders. 38.1% of Detroiters live below the poverty line, which is a key reason for this situation ...

Sana. Yemen

Sana'a is one of the most dangerous places on earth to live. The political instability that took place in the country in 2012 had a negative impact on the standard of living. The level of crime (logically) increased. Explosions, armed attacks, terrorism, which are combined with robberies and murders, have become frequent. Disruption of power supply and lack of drinking water become the causes of the slow death of the city.

Mogadishu. Somalia

A place outside the jurisdiction of the government

Since international embassies and UN offices were forced to leave the country in the 1990s due to political instability, there has been no effective government in Somalia. This situation has led to an open and brutal civil war involving Al Qaeda, Al Shabab and AMISOM. Mogadishu got its reputation due to the flourishing of corruption, poverty, high levels of crime, cruelty that occur on the streets of the city every day.

Ciudad Juarez. Mexico

Murder Capital

The most dangerous city in Mexico, the capital of all drug trafficking in the country, the city where there is no law - all this is Ciudad Juarez, or as it is sometimes called by locals, Hell on earth. The police were almost powerless here - they either could not do anything, or they worked for the cartels. However, over the past few years the situation has improved slightly. Eight years ago, up to 8 thousand people were killed here annually. To date, five hundred murders cannot be counted. However, this does not make the city a safe and pleasant place.

Baghdad. Iraq

An ancient city with a rich history that has become a victim of terrorism. In 2014

12,282 killings of civilians were recorded

as a result of terrorist attacks ...

Rio de Janeiro. Brazil

Perhaps Ostap Bender would have changed his mind about leaving for Rio if he knew that this was the criminal capital of Brazil. Yes, it is a tourist city. Yes, there are far fewer murders here than in the rest of the country.

But if the fact that you will be killed in Rio de Janeiro has become unlikely, then the chances of being robbed have increased. Street crimes, robberies and hooliganism have intensified. In December 2013, there were 6,626 robberies, and in 2014 - 7,849. The number of stolen mobile phones increased by 74.5% over the same period. Despite the statistics

there are no fewer tourists in Rio, because people come here to get acquainted with the culture, visit the football championship

and look at the statue of Jesus Christ.

Cape Town. South Africa

City of cruelty

The second largest city in South Africa, despite its beauty, has gained a reputation as one of the most dangerous cities.

According to statistics, the number of murders per 100,000 people was 50.94, and crimes - 8,428. Moreover, the population is 3.75 million people. This situation has developed due to class and financial inequality, exacerbated by shooting groups, murders, robberies, rapes and kidnappings. But if you still plan to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the world, do not deviate from popular tourist routes.

Guatemala

Guatemala can safely be called one of the most beautiful cities in Central America, but despite its popularity among tourists, due to the presence of numerous attractions, it is characterized by a high level of crime and drug trafficking.

Guatemala is bordered by Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador, so there are more than enough drugs here, which means that there is room for crime to flourish. Guatemala has the highest levels of brutality in Central America, exacerbated by the fact that there are 42 murders per 100,000 people. Lawlessness, corruption and organized crime have become the hallmark of the city ...

Kabul. Afghanistan

The city has become a hostage to the war, which, as it seems to many, is constant here and has no end.

The features of the city include economic instability, poverty, kidnappings, murders and other crimes…

Caracas. Venezuela

Caracas is famous for three things: it is the capital of Venezuela, the capital of murders and the capital of drugs. Within the same Venezuela, of course.

Caracas is the second most dangerous city in the world as it has a high murder rate per 100,000 people of 134 in a population of 3.5 million. All over Venezuela

up to 24,000 murders per year

Along with the dismantling of gangs in Caracas, robberies, rapes, kidnappings and extortion flourish ...

Acapulco. Mexico

Acapulco is a beautiful resort that has always attracted movie stars, sports stars and other celebrities. But

one has only to take a step away from the tourist routes, as you plunge into a completely different reality ...

In 2016, there were 104 murders per 100,000 people. The corrupt police are more concerned with human trafficking than with establishing the rule of law. In addition, the city has big problems from drug trafficking and street violence.

In such a city, you don’t know who to run away from: from the police or bandits.

San Pedro Sula, Honduras

The most dangerous city in the world

In 2017, there were 171 murders per 100,000 people. This is the highest level in the world, despite the fact that the city is not in a war zone. There are 3 murders per day.

The city is mired in murders, gang wars, drug trafficking, illegal arms trade. On the streets every day someone is killed, beaten, raped. There is no law in this city.

Virtually every house has a barbed wire fence.

You can feel safe here only with armed guards ...

This short post is dedicated to the city, about which there is very little information on the Internet. And the one that is there is a set of stereotypes and fragmentary information from people who, as a rule, are in Latin America for the first time or have flown in several times on vacation. Usually they tell how scary and dangerous this city is, and how, despite all this, they managed to visit unusual places, which can then be proudly told about.
Since we have been living in Brazil for a couple of years and a little more, periodically traveling around the country and Latin America, we have the opportunity to look at Caracas from the other side and compare it with other cities we have been to.
Usually we try to see the city on our own, having previously made a plan, but in the conditions of lack of time and lack of any knowledge about Caracas, we used the services of a professional guide.
The guide, a Russian woman named Vera, met us at the airport in a car with the driver Leo, who is also a naturalist. She told interestingly and very much and in detail, but it was more than two months ago, and I did not make notes, so I will compile a report from the fragmentary information that we have left.

Caracas greeted us with a large number of election posters, despite the fact that more than three months remained before the elections. The leader in the number of posters, of course, is Colonel Hugo Chavez. He changed his usual slogan "Socialist Homeland or Death!", based on Che Guevara's slogan "Homeland or Death!", to "Socialist Fatherland and Victory! We will live and win!"
If we discard the posters, then the city behind them reminded us very much of Rio de Janeiro. Not only that, the people in Caracas are also similar to the people in Rio. The picture is very familiar. If you change the fleet from American dreadnoughts to Brazilian small cars, it will, in general, be slightly different. After Peru, we, as if, got home. The color is the same, absolutely

One of the first places we looked at was the Central University of Venezuela (on Wikipedia). A large area, many faculties, campuses, sculptures, graffiti (here murali). Everything is interesting, but a more detailed inspection takes a lot of time, besides, we were here on a weekend, there were few students, much of what was of interest was closed, so we did a cursory inspection and went to another place.
In the photo - students are reading / learning something. I have already written several times in my journal that in Latin America, sitting on the floor or on the ground is not considered dirty or shameful and inappropriate for a normal person.

You can pay attention to the decoration of the walls, ceiling and columns. She is not. This style of architecture is often found in Sao Paulo. So often that sometimes you think that this style is the main one in this city. I used to think that Brazilians simply don’t care about processing, preferring utility to beauty. But then we learned from Vera that this is a separate direction called "Brutalism". In buildings built in this style, the texture of concrete or stone is emphasized, architectural structures are not hidden, and any finishing work, both internal and external, is denied. Not only painting or cladding, but also plaster is not used when creating interior design in this style.
It originated in the 50s, at a time when reinforced concrete structures were just beginning to be erected. Buildings built in this style were supposed to look urbanistic, powerful, although, in fact, they look as if the developer ran out of money or the team of workers swelled and did not finish it, and they could not find others.
I don't know how it was in Venezuela, but in Brazil this style fell on fertile ground and is widely used to this day, although it may just not be finished and painted / finished.

I didn’t want to take pictures, because I don’t understand anything about it, but Vera said that this is a famous sculpture and you need to take pictures. It is necessary, it is necessary. If any of my readers would be interested, please.
Pastor de Nubes o Formes do Lutin Author Jean Arp 1953

These are not sectarians, these are young people, students, probably, are playing some kind of game. Our pastime at the time when I was studying was fundamentally different from this

As far as I remember, this is a campus. At the time when this building was being erected, such architecture was advanced (may Vera forgive me if she reads these lines)

I have no idea who Sergio Rodriguez is

We have already left the territory of the university and are heading somewhere towards the city park. Hugo Chavez looks down from the pillars, the walls are decorated with his name.
To be honest, I did not notice that life in Caracas is very dangerous. Ordinary peaceful life of ordinary people

Somehow, looking at these policemen, you don’t think that you are in the most dangerous city on the planet, as they colorfully write about Caracas in some trip reports.

In terms of the ability to sleep at any time and in any place, the Venezuelans seem to be not much different from. As one virtual friend of mine wrote, they are amazingly carefree people.

I won’t say how common Chinese establishments are in Caracas, but during our stay in this city, we saw a few. I don’t remember the Chinese themselves on the streets

Again murali (graffiti). They are different from those here. They have more politics, but less social protest, there is even a historical focus. The theme of Indians and conquistadors is heavily exploited (I can use erroneous terms, since I am not an expert). Apparently, this is what is allowed to be painted on the walls. I am not saying that it is impossible to draw something different, but it is also important that the picture remains for a long time and people see it.
By the way, at the University, which I wrote about above, this type of images is also enough, only made in the form of a mosaic. They did not interest me then, as they reminded me of the wall of the sports complex in my native village. And now I’m sorry, because I realized that the drawings on the fences and the mosaics on the walls are classified by the Venezuelans as one type of art. Both are murals (I will continue to write this word in Russian, as I'm tired of switching languages).

To be honest, I don't remember what kind of building it is. But the photo helps to add up the image of Caracas, different from "the most dangerous city on the planet." At the same time, I will not claim that the city is safe. No. Here, as in almost all of Latin America, security varies greatly by area. But even in a good area, no one is safe from a banal gop-stop, just the chances are lower.
It seems to me that Caracas in this regard is Rio before the police sweeps, maybe half a step more "cheerful", but, in general, the same thing.

Ordinary people could be confused with Brazilians, if not for the strange clothes. Brazilians also dress in a very specific way, combining what is impossible to combine, but, anyway, a little differently.
Just now I discovered that the girl in the beret has the right shoe "asking for food"

I cannot say that this is typical for Caracas. Rather, on the contrary. But no one is in a hurry to evict people from under the bridge. Even in a country with a tough dictatorship, as Venezuela is presented to the whole world, people are tolerant and cannot throw others out into the street

Sometimes people react negatively to an attempt to take a photo, covering their faces. Throw something, swear, etc. didn't try. Although, the man in the photo muttered something, and it was unlikely that it was "Have a nice day!", but he did not show aggression

Circulo Militar de Caracas, next to the Military Academy of Venezuela

Monument to the fighters for the independence of Venezuela. The Indian on horseback raised his right hand with his index finger outstretched and, as it were, asked: "Will I get to Caracas along this road?"

Street painting has reached here as well. There is nowhere else to draw your scribbles

Somewhere in the same place I photographed a security guard. Strange, but also in Mexico, and in Peru, and in Venezuela, etc. armed people have no problem allowing themselves to be photographed. In Russia, if a person is with a weapon, then it’s impossible to photograph him. Feels like he's a secret agent on the run

The bas-relief is also dedicated to the struggle for independence. The soldiers look like the still unfrozen French conquerors of Napoleon's time. Since the war began in Venezuela in 1816, one can understand why such a similarity

Many Venezuelans prefer meditation to sports

Life is measured and calm. If I didn’t know that the photo was taken in Caracas, I would have assumed that it was Brazil or Uruguay

This park complex takes up a lot of space, is maintained in order, it is clean and, in general, it is quite pleasant to be in it. I carried the camera in this place on my belly. Basically, in order not to attract attention, I took pictures and then put the camera back into my backpack or belt bag

Around the park there is a fenced lane for cyclists, rollerbladers and other homo volvens

Residential buildings opposite the park are painted in the colors of the national flag

This is the main monument. The dates of the battles and the names of the people who participated in these battles are immortalized on two columns. The sculptures below are the generals who fought under the military command of Simon Bolivar

Bottom line - Juan Mayer - Ruso. So, our country also took part in the struggle for the independence of Venezuela. A simple Russian Juan put our country on the list of heroes on the main monument of Venezuela

City park nearby

The park is big, green and full of animals. About these fish, our learned driver Leo said that they are distant relatives of piranha. Judging by the fact that they didn’t eat anyone in our presence, their appetite is worse than that of their relatives.

Macaws sit on trees and fly freely from place to place.

Leaving the park, climbed to a hill nearby. From here you have a good view, you can observe the Venezuelan mixture of favelas and high-rise buildings. In Brazil, houses are usually built near the favelas, in which local residents are relocated. There, such houses are called "Singapore", they do not have an elevator, a gym, a swimming pool, a porter and other services that are so familiar to Brazilians and unusual to Russians. But, obviously, here we see houses of a different type, definitely not "Singapore", too neat for that.

Leo, scientist driver. Now he is probably in Russia, as he was going there in September. I wanted to see Moscow and St. Petersburg, and I also wanted to work with someone in the garden or in the garden in order to get to know agriculture in our country better

Now we are in one of the expensive areas of Caracas. From here you can clearly see that the city is located in a gorge between two ridges. Due to its location, it is well blown by the winds and this avoids strong gas contamination.

In the forest, some birds were crying loudly, Leo said that they were guinea fowls. B, in general, noticed that nature in this city is much brighter and richer than in São Paulo.
The price of real estate is not so much different from the Brazilian. Not even half.

Nuclear mixture on graffiti / mural: two children with Venezuelan flags and a basket of bananas, and on the left is the figure of Bolivar on a horse

Street food establishment. You can eat here cheaply and well. The service is worse than in Brazil and worse than in Argentina, but quite tolerable and inexpensive

To the right of the Indian is the favela icon

There is definitely a place for fast food in the markets

Someone loves Zazu. I hope it's mutual

Only those who are in the subject will understand

"Invasion". It is interesting that he wrote this, most likely a descendant of those who invaded

Colonel Chavez. True, somewhat bogged down

Peasant, builder, Indian, skinhead, and pink-haired alien

Here we met supporters of Venezuelan presidential candidate Capriles Radonski. Interestingly, we met near the construction site of social housing. This housing is being built on every free plot, regardless of whether it is private property or not. Do not use - free

Capriles is a middle-class candidate, so to speak. He is behind Hugo Chavez, but not by much. In addition, there are states in which he is significantly in the lead.

The slogan on the flag "There is a way" and something else about justice

Despite the fact that there were no police, and slogans in support of Chavez were heard from other cars and from the streets, everything went very peacefully.

National University of the Arts

There are several skyscrapers in Caracas that give the image of a modern city, despite the colorful "ranches" on the slopes.

Art Museum. Entrance is free for everyone. This is true for all museums in the country.

Small market in front of the museum

Place for a photo

In Venezuela, as in Brazil, you can buy various peeled and ready-to-eat fruits on the streets, such as pineapples.

In this house Bolivar was born. I, like almost any Russian, had a question: "Who is this Bolivar and why is he so worn in Venezuela?"
You can ask Google for more details, and in short, Simon Bolivar is cool because: he saw an opportunity, he found supporters, he found means and was able to achieve the independence of Venezuela and, moreover, he saw a threat from the United States even in the time of the King of Peas and began the process of uniting several Latin American countries into one. He predicted, in practice, that if the integration process is not started, then, subsequently, there is a huge risk of becoming a raw materials appendage of the States, which happened, since he was not allowed to unite the countries - Venezuela was rich, and its neighbors were poor, and this unequal union of independence investors , apparently, did not suit

Bolivar's mother's stretcher. Comfort - zero, no seat adjustments, no power windows, it's better to walk on foot. Faster and healthier

On this square there is a monument to the country's national treasure - oil. This is one of the most monstrous and out of place monuments I have ever seen.

The center is actively renovating old houses. It's clean, tidy and quiet here. I can’t understand why this can be done in Venezuela, but not in Brazil, in Sao Paulo or Rio, for example, where the centers are a place for trash

Is this a scuba diving box?

Red corner. Here they broadcast the program "Hello, President!" The transmission is always online, there were cases when the Colonel spoke for more than 7 hours in a row. Lately, though, he's been skipping transmissions and talking less and less, but recently he's on the mend. We listened for a few minutes and I was struck by the fact that Hugo Chavez has the voice of an old man, although he doesn't look like that himself.

No matter what they say about Hugo Chavez, I saw for myself that people gather without coercion just to listen to him. They could drink beer, but instead they listen to the President. Is this not a confession?

Thanks for reading/watching. I hope I was able to help you form an opinion about this city.
You are still waiting ahead for reports about Peru and Venezuela.