"Foreign Policy magazine said in September that Caracas tops the list of five murder capitals of the world, with an official tally of 130 homicides per 100,000 residents. The city, which is Venezuela’s capital, has about 4 million inhabitants."Of the top five, only one U.S. city made the list: New Orleans. :)
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1.12.2009
South America....NOT on my vacation list anymore
Glad my family got to go there as a port-of-call on a cruise as a kid. Caracas, Venezuela is definitely OFF my vacation list forever. From CNN:
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