Food on the Table

According to one recent study, 87 percent of Venezuelans say their income is now insufficient to purchase their food needs.

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A combination photo shows Jhonny Mendez (2nd L) posing for a picture with his relatives (L-R) Yoelver Barreto, Yorver Barreto, Leida Bolivar and Yoalvier Barreto (top) and the food they have at home in Caracas, Venezuela April 14, 2016. "I have to leave the house at 5 am, facing the risk of being killed, to make lines all day and only buy two or three products," Mendez said. Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

A combination photo shows Ricardo Mendez (2nd L) posing for a picture with his relatives (L-R) Raymari Guerra, Natalia Gerra, Ricardo Mendez, Dayana Mendez, Antonela Mendez, Yolimar Vetancourt and Liz Torres (top) and the food they have at home in Caracas, Venezuela April 23, 2016. "We're a big family, and it's constantly getting harder for us to eat" Mendez said. Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

A combination photo shows Yaneidy Guzman posing for a picture next to her daughters, Esneidy Ramirez (R), (Front L-R) Steffany Perez and Fabiana Perez (top) and the food they have at their home in Caracas, Venezuela April 22, 2016. "Now eating is a luxury, before we could earn some money and buy clothes or something, now everything goes on food" Guzman said. Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

A combination photo shows Victoria Mata (2nd R) posing for picture next to her relatives (L-R) Naibeth Pereira, Sebastian, Delis Pereira, Denis Pereira (R) and Wenderly (Front) (top) and the food they have in their home in Caracas, Venezuela April 21, 2016. "We are eating less because you can't find the foods and when they appear, the queues are hellish and we can not buy. Now we do not eat three meals, we are eating two meals at the day, If we have them" Mata said. Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

A combination photo shows Lender Perez (2nd R), his wife Isamar Ramirez (2nd L) and their children Lismar (L) and Lucia, posing for a picture (top) and the food they have at their home in Caracas, Venezuela April 14, 2016. "We have about 15 days eating bread with cheese or arepa with cheese. We are eating worse than before, because we can't find the foods and those we can find we can't afford," Perez said. Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

A combination photo shows Alida Gonzalez (2nd R) posing for a picture next to her relatives (L-R) Manuel Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Maira Hernandez and Nixon Urbano (top) and the food they have at their home in Caracas, Venezuela April 15, 2016. "With the money we used to spend on breakfast, lunch and dinner, we can now buy only breakfast - and not a very good one," Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

A combination photo shows Rosa Elaisa Landaez (Back) posing for a picture next to her relatives (L-R) Albert Perez, Abel Perez and Yeiderlin Gomez (top) and the food they have at their home in Caracas, Venezuela April 23, 2016. "We are eating badly. For example, if we have corn flour, we eat arepas all day. If you have the money you can't find the foods and if you find you them you do not have enough money," Landaez said. Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins /Reuters

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 18:46

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