This week is Semana Santa in Venezuela; Holy week. For us a reason to depart from our research area, Macuto, because of a massive inflow from Venezuelan tourists into El Litoral. This means a lot of regaeton, alcohol, litter and crime!
We have chosen to go to Merida (located in the east of Venezuela), due to the beautiful landscape, it being a reknown safe/student city, and the possibility for another comparative case study called Tragedia del Mocoties in 2005.
In the valley of Mocotíes, intense and prolonged rainfall caused several landslides in the Santa Cruz de Mora in 2005, resulting in 70 deaths and a lot more affected.
It will be interesting to see how they deal with the reconstruction of a similar type of disaster, in another part of Venezuela. We will soon post our findings on the blog.
Another fun twist to our trip to Merida was our meeting with a paraglider / aerial photographer. By coincidence he photographed the entire coastline from his paraglider. He has offered to share the photos, and maybe make a trip in the air with us. An amazing opportunity, which we obviously will pursue.
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