Oil binds U.S., Latin nemesis
With his purchase, he helped prop up one of the last leftist regimes in the world. His money also made a bunch of impoverished Indians happy. To understand how, you must hail another cab, this time in Caracas, Venezuela.
Taxis in Venezuela come cheap. Gas in the oil-flush Caribbean nation sells for 14 cents a gallon. For less than $150, a driver will transport you six long hours into the country's parched hinterlands, to a faded oil town called Anaco. Another hour's journey by truck across an arid savanna will bring you to the Karina Indian village of Mapiricure.
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Taxis in Venezuela come cheap. Gas in the oil-flush Caribbean nation sells for 14 cents a gallon. For less than $150, a driver will transport you six long hours into the country's parched hinterlands, to a faded oil town called Anaco. Another hour's journey by truck across an arid savanna will bring you to the Karina Indian village of Mapiricure.
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posted by Oil Shock at 8/19/2006 01:52:00 PM
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