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María Margarita Vargas Santaella

Born Caracas, 21 Oct 1983

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A life in time

  1. 21 Oct 1983

    Born in Caracas

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During her lifetime

She has lived through 5 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Caracas.

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The 1980s · María is born in Caracas

In the news1989

Economic Austerity and 1989 Riots

In 1989, President Carlos Andres Perez implemented an austerity program, leading to widespread riots and state-imposed martial law.

Getting around

Shared taxi systems in Venezuela

The carro por puesto service operated as a form of shared taxi or microbus, where passengers paid per seat rather than renting the whole vehicle.

In South America1975–1983

Operation Condor

The military dictatorships of the Southern Cone, Brazil’s among them, hunted down each other’s opponents across borders.

Daily life

Cooking fuel habits in Caracas

Cooking was primarily powered by bottled LPG, used in 59% of dwellings, while piped gas served 33% and electricity was used by only 7%. Kerosene, once common, was found in only 1% of dwellings by the early 1990s.

What people wore

The 1980s Tubito Pant Trend

A popular 1980s fashion trend involved folding pant hems to create a tight "tubito" style, worn specifically to fit snugly over Reebok boots.

Music

Carnival calipso music and traditions

For Carnival in El Callao, people celebrated with calipso music, which featured instruments like the cuatro, acoustic guitar, metal rasps, triangles, and drums called bumbac. Street parades included thematic groups called comparsas, where dancers marched through town wearing costumes like nineteenth-century Creole apparel.

What it cost

Daily wages and meat prices, 1960s-1984

Before the 1984 financial crisis, a laborer's daily wage ranged from 10 to 20 bolivars, while a kilogram of prime meat cost three bolivars.