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Venezuelan citizens walks past a mural depicting former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Venezuelan citizens walks past a mural depicting former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



People cross to Venezuela over the Simon Bolivar international bridge after shopping in Cucuta, Colombia December 1, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

People cross to Venezuela over the Simon Bolivar international bridge after shopping in Cucuta, Colombia December 1, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



A man sells coffee at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia December 1, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

A man sells coffee at the Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia December 1, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



People cross to Venezuela over the Simon Bolivar international bridge after shopping in Cucuta, Colombia December 1, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

People cross to Venezuela over the Simon Bolivar international bridge after shopping in Cucuta, Colombia December 1, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



Children play in a park in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Children play in a park in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



Venezuelan citizens walk past a mural depicting former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, with his head painted in black ink, in Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Venezuelan citizens walk past a mural depicting former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, with his head painted in black ink, in Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A woman looks on beside a mural depicting former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A woman looks on beside a mural depicting former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela December 2, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



People line up to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Banco de Venezuela branch in Caracas, Venezuela, December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

People line up to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Banco de Venezuela branch in Caracas, Venezuela, December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A Venezuelan woman walks past a mural with a graffiti that reads “I believe in Venezuela” in Caracas, Venezuela, December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A Venezuelan woman walks past a mural with a graffiti that reads “I believe in Venezuela” in Caracas, Venezuela, December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



Venezuelans are seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Venezuelans are seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A giant inflatable doll of former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A giant inflatable doll of former Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 5, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



Men weigh slaughtered pigs at the entrance of a hotel in Caracas, Venezuela December 6, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Men weigh slaughtered pigs at the entrance of a hotel in Caracas, Venezuela December 6, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A cable car travels over to the top of El Avila National Park in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A cable car travels over to the top of El Avila National Park in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



Cable cars travel over to the top of El Avila National Park in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Cable cars travel over to the top of El Avila National Park in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A cashier receives Venezuelan bolivar notes at a market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A cashier receives Venezuelan bolivar notes at a market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A customer is seen using a card machine for paying at a market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A customer is seen using a card machine for paying at a market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A customer counts his Venezuelan bolivar notes in front of a market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A customer counts his Venezuelan bolivar notes in front of a market in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, December 7, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A man drives his motorcycle in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A man drives his motorcycle in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A man drives his car in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A man drives his car in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



An old car used by a taxi driver is seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

An old car used by a taxi driver is seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



People line up to use a public telephone in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

People line up to use a public telephone in downtown Caracas, Venezuela December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A man watches a store's showcase displaying a discount sign in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A man watches a store's showcase displaying a discount sign in Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A vendor counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at her stall in a street market in the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

A vendor counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at her stall in a street market in the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



A vendor receives Venezuelan bolivar notes at her stall in a street market in the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

A vendor receives Venezuelan bolivar notes at her stall in a street market in the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



Women count Venezuelan bolivar notes at a street market in the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

Women count Venezuelan bolivar notes at a street market in the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



A cashier counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at a supermarket checkout line in San Cristobal, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. The placard reads: “We inform our distinguished clientele that 100 bolivar notes will be received during the next 72 hours from the date of publication in the Official Gazette as indicated by the National Executive”. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

A cashier counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at a supermarket checkout line in San Cristobal, Venezuela, December 12, 2016. The placard reads: “We inform our distinguished clientele that 100 bolivar notes will be received during the next 72 hours from the date of publication in the Official Gazette as indicated by the National Executive”. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



A Venezuelan soldier stands guard as people line up to get into a Banco Mercantil branch in Caracas, Venezuela December 13, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

A Venezuelan soldier stands guard as people line up to get into a Banco Mercantil branch in Caracas, Venezuela December 13, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



People line up to get into a Banco de Venezuela branch in Caracas, Venezuela December 13, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

People line up to get into a Banco de Venezuela branch in Caracas, Venezuela December 13, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



People wait next to fences to try to cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge into Colombia, in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela December 13, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People wait next to fences to try to cross the Simon Bolivar international bridge into Colombia, in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela December 13, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People queue to deposit their 100 bolivar notes, near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

People queue to deposit their 100 bolivar notes, near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



A placard reading “100 bolivar notes are not accepted” is posted at a snack bar near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

A placard reading “100 bolivar notes are not accepted” is posted at a snack bar near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



People queue to deposit their 100 bolivar notes, near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. The placard reads: “We do not accept 100 bolivar notes”. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

People queue to deposit their 100 bolivar notes, near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. The placard reads: “We do not accept 100 bolivar notes”. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



A street vendor counts bolivar notes near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)

A street vendor counts bolivar notes near Venezuela's Central Bank in Caracas, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Marco Bello/Reuters)



A man burns a 100-bolivar bill during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

A man burns a 100-bolivar bill during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People protest with 100-bolivar bills as they block the street in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People protest with 100-bolivar bills as they block the street in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



A man places a banana on a pole covered with 100-bolivar bills during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

A man places a banana on a pole covered with 100-bolivar bills during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People take pictures next to a pole covered with 100-bolivar bills during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People take pictures next to a pole covered with 100-bolivar bills during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People cook in the streets during a protest due to a lack of cash in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People cook in the streets during a protest due to a lack of cash in El Pinal, Venezuela December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



A man holds a bone and a placard that reads “Maduro: communist, unhappy, damn. Resign, now”, in front of a pole covered with 100-bolivar bills during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela, December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

A man holds a bone and a placard that reads “Maduro: communist, unhappy, damn. Resign, now”, in front of a pole covered with 100-bolivar bills during a protest in El Pinal, Venezuela, December 16, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People gather to watch as others try to break into a liquor store in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

People gather to watch as others try to break into a liquor store in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



Venezuelan National Guards patrol a street in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

Venezuelan National Guards patrol a street in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a supermarket after it was broken into, in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a supermarket after it was broken into, in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



Venezuelan National Guards clash with demonstrators in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

Venezuelan National Guards clash with demonstrators in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



Venezuelan National Guards clash with demonstrators in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

Venezuelan National Guards clash with demonstrators in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People carry goods taken from a food wholesaler after it was broken into, in La Fria, Venezuela December 17, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People clash with Venezuelan National Guards as they try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People clash with Venezuelan National Guards as they try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People clash with Venezuelan National Guards as they try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People clash with Venezuelan National Guards as they try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People clash with Venezuelan National Guards as they try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People clash with Venezuelan National Guards as they try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



People make a line in front of Venezuelan National Guards as they wait to try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

People make a line in front of Venezuelan National Guards as they wait to try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



A girl stands next to a barbed wire fence as she waits to try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

A girl stands next to a barbed wire fence as she waits to try to cross the border to Colombia over the Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge in Urena, Venezuela December 18, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



A worker looks for valuables among the damaged goods in a store after it was looted, in La Fria, Venezuela, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

A worker looks for valuables among the damaged goods in a store after it was looted, in La Fria, Venezuela, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



Workers repair damages in a store after it was looted, in La Fria, Venezuela, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)

Workers repair damages in a store after it was looted, in La Fria, Venezuela, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/Reuters)



Workers carry a refrigerator as they recover the valuables after a supermarket was looted in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

Workers carry a refrigerator as they recover the valuables after a supermarket was looted in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



People walk away from the tear gas as they carry goods taken from a supermarket after it was broken into, in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

People walk away from the tear gas as they carry goods taken from a supermarket after it was broken into, in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



A Venezuelan National Guard stands guard as workers recover the valuables after a supermarket was looted in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

A Venezuelan National Guard stands guard as workers recover the valuables after a supermarket was looted in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



A woman walks on the street next to a makeshift barricade after a demonstration in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

A woman walks on the street next to a makeshift barricade after a demonstration in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



People buy goods from a food wholesaler in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

People buy goods from a food wholesaler in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



A Venezuelan soldier controls the crowd as people queue to buy goods from a food wholesaler in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)

A Venezuelan soldier controls the crowd as people queue to buy goods from a food wholesaler in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela December 19, 2016. (Photo by William Urdaneta/Reuters)



A woman walks in front of a toy store in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A woman walks in front of a toy store in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



Santa Claus walks during a visit to residents of the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 11, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Santa Claus walks during a visit to residents of the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 11, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A child walks in a toy store in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

A child walks in a toy store in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



Santa Claus walks past a mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during a visit to residents of the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 11, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Santa Claus walks past a mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during a visit to residents of the slum of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, December 11, 2016. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)



A woman and a boy run across the Simon Bolivar bridge on the Colombian border with Venezuela, on December 12, 2016. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday ordered the border with Colombia sealed for 72 hours, accusing US-backed “mafias” of conspiring to destabilize his country's economy by hoarding bank notes. The closure came a day after Maduro signed an emergency decree removing Venezuela's largest bank note, the 100 bolivar bill, from circulation because of what he called a Washington-sponsored plot against his country's troubled economy. (Photo by Schneyder Mendoza/AFP Photo)

A woman and a boy run across the Simon Bolivar bridge on the Colombian border with Venezuela, on December 12, 2016. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday ordered the border with Colombia sealed for 72 hours, accusing US-backed “mafias” of conspiring to destabilize his country's economy by hoarding bank notes. The closure came a day after Maduro signed an emergency decree removing Venezuela's largest bank note, the 100 bolivar bill, from circulation because of what he called a Washington-sponsored plot against his country's troubled economy. (Photo by Schneyder Mendoza/AFP Photo)
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