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But since 2002 and the takeover of the oil industry by the government of Hugo Chavez, the icon of Latin American socialism, the country has experienced an unprecedented recession. From 2006, American sanctions have further aggravated the situation. As a result, the Eldorado has become an ecological hell with continuous massive leaks of gas and oil, an economic and human deterrent. In 20 years, the region and the country have lost a quarter of their population. A fisherman on the lake for 3 years, Anibal does not know how to swim, but the economic crisis has pushed him to take risks, sitting on an old inner tube as a boat. The fish he catches in this polluted water are contaminated, but it is the only way he has found to provide for his family. An academic, Luis has been alerting the government and the local population for years about the dangers of pollution... in vain. Fires and explosions are nevertheless frequent around the lake. A former employee in the oil industry, Carlos was laid off along with 20,000 other workers in the sector by Hugo Chavez in 2002. He bounced back as best he could by opening a micro-grocery store in his house. At 60, his daily life, like that of his wife Ailin, is a little more complicated every day. His three children had no choice but to flee the country… Available until 01/09/2026 #Venezuela #Ecology #Arte Subscribe to the ARTE channel / @arte Follow us on social media! Facebook: / artetv Twitter: / artefr Instagram: / artefr