A mother kisses her son as they parade with other mothers and children from soup kitchen, celebrating Christmas in the Mamera neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, December 16, 2021. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
Mothers and children from a soup kitchen watch a Christmas performance at a square in the Mamera neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, December 16, 2021. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
A woman smiles as she looks at a parade of mothers and children from soup kitchen through window, as they celebrate Christmas in the Antimano neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, December 16, 2021. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
People shop at an outdoor market in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, November 26, 2021. At malls and few stores, Venezuelans are taking the opportunity to buy clothes and other articles with generous Black Friday discounts. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
A woman wearing a Santa Claus hat looks from the fence as she waits for the start of a Christmas performance at a square in the Mamera neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, December 16, 2021. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
A man dressed as Santa Claus rides on a motorcycle during a Christmas toy distribution organized by a Venezuelan journalists group, in Caracas, Venezuela on December 17, 2021. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
A man dressed as Santa Claus takes part in a Christmas toy distribution organized by a Venezuelan journalists group, in Caracas, Venezuela on December 17, 2021. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters)
Runners wait for the start of the Santa Run 10K race in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, December 19, 2021. This is the first Santa Run since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
A runner participates in the Santa Run 10K race in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
Residents look at school marching band during a parade by mothers and children form a soup kitchen celebrating Christmas in the Antimano neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, December 16, 2021. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
A Santa Claus rides in the back of a vehicle during the Santa Run 10K race in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, December 19, 2021. This is the first Santa Run since the beginning of the pandemic. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
A man dressed as a “bolero” sticks out his tongue during celebrations marking Holy Innocents Day which commemorates King Herod's infanticide of baby boys in Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew, in Caucagua, Venezuela, Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Residents celebrate a variation of the feast day wearing old clothes, painting their faces black and tongues red. The more than 200-year-old tradition is a day of song, dance and pranks. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)
A man dressed as a “bolero” eyes the camera during festivities marking Holy Innocents Day which commemorates King Herod's infanticide of baby boys in Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew, in Caucagua, Venezuela, Tuesday, December 28, 2021. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)
Children play with a soccer ball in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, January 2, 2022. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)
A couple rests near a Christmas tree located at the Supreme Court (TSJ) building on Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, January 2, 2022. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition candidate for governor of the state of Barinas, Sergio Garrido, attend an election campaign rally at Barinas city, Venezuela, on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Federico Parra/AFP Photo)
A boy pulls a suitcase on wheels as he walks past a mural of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Chavez's hometown of Sabaneta, in Barinas state in Venezuela, Friday, January 7, 2022. The country's highest court disqualified opposition candidate Freddy Superlano as he was leading the count in November's gubernatorial election in Barinas, apparently defeating Argenis Chavez, the brother of late President Hugo Chavez's, and ordered a re-run on Jan. 9. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)
A child plays on a phone booth in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Friday, January 7, 2022. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)
Grass grows around a mural of the late President Hugo Chavez's in his state of Barinas, in Barinas, Venezuela, Friday, January 7, 2022. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)