Caracas’ “Tower of David” is considered the tallest slum in the world. On Wednesday national guards began evicting squatters who have been living in the 45-story building since it was abandoned in the 1990s.
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A boy plays soccer inside the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper that was abandoned in the 1990s and was transformed by squatters into a vertical…
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A girl skates in the abandoned halls inside the the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper that was abandoned in the 1990s and was transformed by…
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People voluntarily leave the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, during its eviciton on July 22,…
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A girl plays on the railings outside of her apartment at the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper that was abandoned in the 1990s and was…
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Picture taken at the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, during its evicition on July 22,…
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People wait inside the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, before being evicited on July 22,…
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A resident looks outside from the window of his apartment in the the worlds tallest slum, a half-built skyscraper known as the Tower of David that was abandoned in the…
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People wait inside the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, before being evicited on July 22,…
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TOPSHOTS Picture taken at the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, during its evicition on July…
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People voluntarily leave the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, during its eviciton on July 22,…
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People load their belongings onto a pick-up truck as they voluntarily leave the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became…
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People load their belongings onto a pick-up truck as they voluntarily leave the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became…
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People wait inside the Tower of David, an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas originally intended to be an office building that became a ‘vertical slum’, before being evicited on July 22,…
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A woman carries her belongings after being evicted as she walks in front a mural of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, at the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of…
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A boy sleeps on his family’s belongings as he waits for a truck outside the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper that was abandoned in the…
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A boy helps to load the belongings of his family on a truck as they are evicted from worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper that was…
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A Venezuelan National Guard officer stands guard inside the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper that was abandoned in the 1990s and was transformed by squatters…
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Colombian Elvis Martinez an undocumented migrant married to a Venezuelan woman picks up his clothes at his apartment at the worlds tallest slum, the Tower of David, a half-built skyscraper…
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An evicted resident of Tower of David sits in a pick-up truck as belongings are transferred to a bigger vehicle in Caracas July 22, 2014. Venezuelan soldiers and officials began…
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Evicted residents of Tower of David wait for a bus to transport them to their new house in Caracas July 22, 2014. Venezuelan soldiers and officials began moving hundreds of…
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Evicted residents of Tower of David wait for a bus to transport them to their new house in Caracas July 22, 2014. Venezuelan soldiers and officials began moving hundreds of…
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Evicted residents of Tower of David walk out the building to a bus which will transport them to their new house in Caracas July 22, 2014. Venezuelan soldiers and officials…
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People load trucks with the belongings of evicted Tower of David (in the background) residents in Caracas July 22, 2014. Venezuelan soldiers and officials began moving hundreds of families on…
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Venezuelan national guard carry into a truck the belongings of evicted Tower of David (in the background) residents in Caracas July 22, 2014. Venezuelan soldiers and officials began moving hundreds…
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