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Facing a mounting housing shortage, squatters have transformed an abandoned skyscraper in downtown Caracas into a makeshift home for more than 2,500 people.
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@icemanguitar its a warehouse
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I wonder how they get electricity in there?............are they skimming electricity out of the grid system some how?
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@hfytr65 i can sense your sarcasm!
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@machogun Exactly. So many buildings that are still good for use go abandoned just because some prick wants to create his own building. If only people would stop expanding and just make use of what is available, like these people have.
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convenience store
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What is a "Bodega"?
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@hfytr65 LOL, good stuff man, so true.
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As an American I feel that- Wait, they have oil and poor living conditions? TIME FOR AN INVASION OF FREEDOM!
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00002129 11 months ago 36
Politics aside, it's interesting to see how the people of the tower have organized themselves to protect their community.
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