How do you jog, take an evening walk, or go to the movies in one of the world's most dangerous cities?   The answer is that you do it and take the risk, as we see in this NY Times article about Caracas: Twice a week, Mariela Virguez ventures out for an evening ride with a cycling group that scales the hills of El Hatillo, a colonial-era district in the south that has seen a rash of kidnappings. "I refuse to give this up just because of the situation in this country," said the 50-year-old computer engineer. "We don't have food, we don't have toilet paper, we have to wait in long lines — and they're going to deny us physical fitness, too?" Good for Mariela and the others in Caracas.  Nevertheless, she is a rather brave lady, especially when you look at violence in Caracas: Venezuela has the second-highest homicide rate in the world, according to a report releasedMonday by the NGO Venezuelan...(Read Full Post)