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Víctor Vargas

Born Municipio Chacao, 28 Mar 1952

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A life in time

  1. 28 Mar 1952

    Born in Municipio Chacao

  2. 21 Oct 1983

    A daughter is born

Family

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During his lifetime

He has lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Municipio Chacao.

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The 1950s · Víctor is born in Municipio Chacao

What people wore

Alpargatas for daily wear and shoes for Sundays

Ordinary Venezuelans often wore alpargatas, which cost 1.25 to 1.50 bolívares, to save leather shoes for Sundays and holidays. To avoid soiling them on dirt streets, children sometimes took them off and tied them to their belts when it rained.

Getting around

Faster commute to Caracas port

Italian engineers built a highway with tunnels through the mountains, reducing the travel time between Caracas and its port, La Guaira, from an hour and a half to just half an hour.

At the table

Street food prices in 1954

In 1954, a hot dog sold from a street cart in Caracas cost 0.50 Bolívares.

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.Around the world · 1957

Sputnik. The Soviet Union put the first satellite in orbit, and the space race began.

Andrey Butko · CC BY-SA 3.0

Music

Children Learn Challenging Music Early

Children often learn a traditional merengue called Compadre Pancho, which features a challenging five-beat time signature, as their musical foundation.

Daily life

Rapid transition in home cooking technology

Homes shifted rapidly from traditional cooking stoves (fogón) to kerosene and then gas stoves. Some lower-class dwellings in the city remained primitive, lacking basic water or sanitation services.

What it cost

Cost of footwear in late 1950s

In 1958, a high-quality pair of shoes cost at most 150 bolivars, while more affordable alternatives like chinelas cost between 2 and 4 bolivars and alpargatas cost about 1.25 to 1.50 bolivars.