Xuyen Nguyen

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Dans des circonstances normales, Isaac Cubillan serait volontiers resté chez lui, à savoir un endroit pourvu de tout : plages, paysages magnifiques et délicieuse nourriture. Mais le Venezuela, qui est un des pays les plus idylliques de l’Amérique du Sud, est aussi celui où la situation est la plus explosive ; en outre, avec le coronavirus à ses frontières, il fait désormais face à une crise sur trois fronts : santé publique, leadership politique et crise économique qui perdure.

A woman carries a box of basic food staples provided by a government food assistance programme in Caracas, Venezuela, on 30 April 2020. (AP/Ariana Cubillos) Under normal circumstances, Isaac Cubillan would have stayed home, a place he describes as having everything: beaches, beautiful landscapes and delicious food.