On the road that connects Caracas (the capital city of Venezuela) with La Güaira, an important port city, you have to cross several tunnels. One of them can be seen at the back of the photograph. Above these tunnels, in the hills, the inhabitants have built colorful houses on fairly sloping land that together look like a large condominium, or a manger (that representation of the Birth of Jesus Christ). The blue of the upper part of the image is due to the windshield through which I took this photograph that, although beautiful, reflects a sad reality: that of the thousands of people who do not find decent housing in the Venezuelan capital, build their housing in shaky places and difficult to access. It is the photogenic side of misery.
Una miseria fotogénica // A photogenic misery
En la carretera que comunica Caracas (La capital de Venezuela) con La Güaira, una importante ciudad puerto del país, hay que atravesar varios túneles. Uno de ellos se puede observar al fondo de la fotografía. Encima de estos túneles, en los cerros, los habitantes han construido coloridas casas en terrenos bastante inclinados que en conjunto parecen un gran condominio, o un pesebre (esa representación del Nacimiento de Jesucristo). El azul de la parte superior de la imagen es a causa del parabrisas a través del cual tomé esta fotografía que, aunque bonita, refleja una triste realidad: la de las miles de personas que al no encontrar vivienda digna en la capital venezolana, edifican sus viviendas en lugares poco firmes y de difícil acceso. Es el lado fotogénico de la miseria.
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Qué foto más bonita 😍 Me apasiona cómo has conseguido plasmar lo que expresas en el título. No se necesitan palabras, la imagen lo expresa todo. Enhorabuena!
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I have the same picture but in another place “Martinique island”
That’s Amazing 👌🏻❤️
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Interesting fact. Amazing how we can find the same things in different places. Greetings.
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