A Border in Peril

notes from the Venezuelan border during an epidemic

The Simon Bolivar Bridge in La Parada, Colombia on March 15th (Photo: Joshua Collins)

Cucuta, Colombia- I’m the last foreign journalist in Cucuta. All the sensible freelancers took flights home days ago when Colombia started shutting down. As I sit inside under police imposed curfew, all I can think about is how the Venezuelan border today is a lot darker than the one I remember from when I lived here a year ago.