The Venezuelan Central Bank typically releases data regarding the national inflation level at the beginning of each month, but analysts from the Bank have yet to release any inflation information for 2015. It almost seems that the Central Bank looked at the country’s 69% inflation rate during December 2014, and…
From 863 Flavors to Zero: Ice Cream Shop in Venezuela Closes Its Doors Due to Alleged Milk Shortage
A Venezuelan ice cream shop know for its bizarre flavors, from trout to “mushroom in wine sauce,” has shut down this week due to a “milk shortage.” Heladeria Coromoto, which sells a Guinness World Record-breaking 863 flavors of ice cream in Merida, a college town in the Andes, told customers…
Latino Culture Finds Its Way Into the American Craft Brewing Industry
The American craft beer industry has been steadily gaining followers and participants in the past few years, and it has become one of the biggest growing industries in the country, offering a variety of products for the beer aficionado, the budding beer critic, and everyone in between. But until recently,…
Venezuelan Student Combats Food Shortages With Mobile App
For residents living in Venezuela, the food shortage in recent years is nothing new. But that doesn’t make it any easier to work with. The Venezuelan government attributed the “historic food shortage” to increased consumption, hoarding, and actions on behalf of an opposition group trying to destabilize the country.…