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> because no one will want to sell for Bolivares What about tourists? You should encourage tourists to bring bitcoins.

climber_mac 12y ago
Tourists generally don't go to Venezuela because the country is extremely unsafe. The capital, Caracas, is ranked as the second city with the highest murder rate in the world [1]. There is an extremely low regard for life - petty criminals will kill you for your phone. However, we do have some of the most unreal places on the planet! [2] [1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/12/violent-crime-makes-venezuela-dangerous http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/12/violent-crime-m... [2] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ghbtqN0bRY/TyV8kLJVivI/AAAAAAAABXU/BOO5nBIrLfY/s1600/angel.png http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ghbtqN0bRY/TyV8kLJVivI/AAAAAAAABX...
- mattm 12y ago
  It's a shame. I visited Caracas and Isla de Margarita for about a week 10 years ago. It's a very beautiful place and the people I met were very friendly. I hope the situation improves. Would love to visit again!
- StavrosK 12y ago
  Damn, that's a nice waterfall. Not "worth dying over" nice, but close to it.
  - gabzuka 12y ago
    That's the Kerepakupai Vená or Angel Falls, highest waterfall in the world [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls
7Figures2Commas 12y ago
You're half right: "tourists" are the one of the solutions, but you can't easily turn Bitcoin into food. There's a booming trade in the port cities. Sailors bring dollars, which they trade for sex. That turns prostitutes into currency traders. Bloomberg had a story about this earlier this year. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/venezuela-prostitutes-earn-more-selling-dollars-than-sex.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/venezuela-prostitut...
crdoconnor 12y ago
Yeah, this. I would much preferred to have taken in bitcoin. Either you use the ATM and everything is 3x as expensive as it should be or you carry around a minimum of $1000 on your person in one of the most violent countries in the world. $300 of my USD stash got stolen by the Venezuelan army guard while strip searching me on the border with Colombia.

Tourists generally don't go to Venezuela because the country is extremely unsafe. The capital, Caracas, is ranked as the second city with the highest murder rate in the world [1]. There is an extremely low regard for life - petty criminals will kill you for your phone. However, we do have some of the most unreal places on the planet! [2] [1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/12/violent-crime-makes-venezuela-dangerous http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/12/violent-crime-m... [2] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ghbtqN0bRY/TyV8kLJVivI/AAAAAAAABXU/BOO5nBIrLfY/s1600/angel.png http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ghbtqN0bRY/TyV8kLJVivI/AAAAAAAABX...

mattm 12y ago
It's a shame. I visited Caracas and Isla de Margarita for about a week 10 years ago. It's a very beautiful place and the people I met were very friendly. I hope the situation improves. Would love to visit again!
StavrosK 12y ago
Damn, that's a nice waterfall. Not "worth dying over" nice, but close to it.
- gabzuka 12y ago
  That's the Kerepakupai Vená or Angel Falls, highest waterfall in the world [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls

7Figures2Commas 12y ago

You're half right: "tourists" are the one of the solutions, but you can't easily turn Bitcoin into food. There's a booming trade in the port cities. Sailors bring dollars, which they trade for sex. That turns prostitutes into currency traders. Bloomberg had a story about this earlier this year. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/venezuela-prostitutes-earn-more-selling-dollars-than-sex.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-09/venezuela-prostitut...

crdoconnor 12y ago

Yeah, this. I would much preferred to have taken in bitcoin. Either you use the ATM and everything is 3x as expensive as it should be or you carry around a minimum of $1000 on your person in one of the most violent countries in the world. $300 of my USD stash got stolen by the Venezuelan army guard while strip searching me on the border with Colombia.