People wait outside a shoe store without electricity during a power outage affecting Caracas and other regions of the country, in Caracas, Venezuela on August 30, 2024. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)





Aerial view of houses at Petare neighborhood in Caracas on August 30, 2024. Power was gradually returning to Venezuela on Friday after a widespread power cut, attributed by the government to “sabotage” and an attempted coup d'état, a month after the disputed re-election of Nicolas Maduro. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





People charge their phones from a truck during a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday, August 30, 2024. Venezuelans spent most of Friday in the dark as a major outage knocked out power in the capital and several states, according to the Associated Press. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Shoes hang on a power line as the full moon rises before the lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)





People enjoy the beach as activists and volunteers collect garbage during the cleanup operation as part of World Beach Day activities, in La Cienega, Venezuela, on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters)





Marelys Ruiz holds an image of her detained 16-year-old nephew Angel Ramirez during a protest outside the Attorney General’s office, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, September 26, 2024. Relatives of detained youths protested months after youths were arrested amid a government crackdown after anti-government protests against election results. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





A member of the Bolivarian Militia holds up a painting depicting President Nicolas Maduro during a rally celebrating Maduro's July 28 reelection, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, September 28, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Hernandez/AP Photo)





People set up Christmas decorations in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, October 1, 2024. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





A woman jumps ropes in front of a Christmas tree, as the Christmas season kicks off as per a decree of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





A boy walks by trees decorated with Christmas lights, as the Christmas season kicks off as per a decree of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





A bird perches atop a buffalo in a field near Las Tiamitas, northern region of Apure State, Venezuela, on October 6, 2024. (Photo by Federico Parra/AFP Photo)





Followers of the goddess Maria Lionza participate in a spiritual ritual that combines Indigenous, Catholic and African beliefs, in Quibayo, Venezuela on October 11, 2024. (Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters)





Followers of the goddess Maria Lionza run through burning embers during a spiritual ritual that combines Indigenous, Catholic and African beliefs, in Quibayo, Venezuela on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Juan Carlos Hernandez/Reuters)





Indigenous people take part in Venezuelan “Indigenous Resistance Day” in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, October 12, 2024, marking 532 years since Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) arrived in the Americas. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/AP Photo)





An elderly couple dances salsa at the El Venezolano Square in downtown Caracas on October 13, 2024. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





The sister of Keimer Puentes cries during a protest for the freedom of her brother and other detainees outside the Palace of Justice courts in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, November 7, 2024. According to her, who did not want to be identified, Puentes was detained by police on July 29 while leaving his home in the city of Tachira as part of a government crackdown after demonstrations against presidential election results. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





Omar Proeza, dressed as Wolverine, proposes marriage to Victoria Nauri, dressed as Beast during a Comic Con in Caracas, Venezuela on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





Venezuelan cosplayers dressed as Marvel characters, take shelter from the rain under an overpass, before attending the Comic Con in Caracas, Venezuela on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Gaby Oraa/Reuters)





Youth run through foam during an event celebrating University Student Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, November 21, 2024. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)





A volunteer washes recycled dolls to donate them to vulnerable children as Christmas presents, at the non-profit foundation Hospital de los Peluches, or Hospital of Stuffed Animals, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, December 5, 2024. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)