Back in 2012, Hugo Chávez stood proudly on a stage in Playa Grande, La Guaira, to inaugurate the Hugo Chávez Frías Housing Complex. This project, developed with Turkish collaboration, was envisioned as a beacon of hope, suggesting that even the poorest could achieve dignified living conditions. Fast forward to 2026, and this very complex has turned into a field of rubble following devastating earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 that rocked Venezuela on June 24.