Weaving through traffic on a mototaxi can be hair-raising, but also exhilarating, offering a portrait of the quirks, charms and thrills of living in Caracas. Caracas, Venezuela Dec. 2006

Venezuela's murder rate ranked third in Latin America in a 2001-2003 report by the Pan American Health Organization. Caracas, Venezuela April 2006

Venezuela's military prepares for a possible U.S. invasion. Venezuela 2005/2006

Images of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, a.ka. "The Commander." This is a growing gallery with most recent images te be added at end. Venezuela 2001-present

In Venezuela, beauty isn't necessarily something you're born with. It's a pursuit that has evolved into an industry, a national obsession, a staple of daily life. Caracas, Venezuela 2005

Antonio Caro practices the dying art of bringing sentimental keepsakes back to life after Argentina's doll factories died out decades ago. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2005

Dancing devils celebrate the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi. Yare & Naiguata Venezuela 2001/2004

2004 was a year of struggle among President Chavez supporters and his opposition, testing his popularity in a referendum vote. Chavez won. Caracas, Venezuela 2004

Venezuela's Constitution grants indigenous peoples the right to own ancestralland, and to be involved in demarcating it. Gran Sabana, Venezuela 2003-2004

Venezuela's housing crisis: Squatters and government housing recipients. Caracas, Venezuela 2003