понедельник, 5 марта 2012 г.

Trade Slows on Colombia-Venezuela Border

Dora Gomez pays for her son's college by selling candies, such as Guava-flavored treats wrapped in dried banana leaves. But there's a problem: She's running out of sweets, and she's worried she won't be able to get any more.

Her supply has been cut off amid an international crisis over a Colombian raid on guerrillas in Ecuador that is threatening to bring Colombian-Venezuelan trade to a standstill. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, angry about the cross-border raid, says he will stop importing food from Colombia.

"This situation really worries me," said Gomez, 48, a widow who has supported her family selling candies at a market in this Venezuelan town …

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