Two months after Venezuela’s earthquakes, La Guaira gets back to work

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A woman buys fish at El Mosquero market in Maiquetía, La Guaira, on August 21.

Two weeks after losing her home and her hair salon, Alejandra went back to work. Not from a rebuilt premises, but from a tent set up in Playa Verde, in Catia La Mar, the epicenter of the second earthquake that struck La Guaira in June. There, she put together a small manicure and pedicure stand to serve her neighbors. “I set up my tent to offer my services to the community. With work we can recover, and we can also help the community in this very difficult moment,” she says.

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Shoppers at a temporary market set up on the outskirts of the Catia La Mar Community Market.View of a building damaged by the earthquake where several businesses used to operate.Carlos Franco, owner of Café Alejandrina, inside his business in La Guaira.The facade of the Catia La Mar Community Market.Hover Cardona, owner of an auto-locksmith, in front of his business.