“Believed to be home to the world’s most vertical squatter residency, the Tower of David (Torre de David) is Caracas’s tallest building. Originally it was to become a symbol of status — then in the early 90s the Venezuelan economy tanked and many businesses quickly went under… including the one building this tower”
“Now the building has been taken over by squatters, partly due to the economic collapse, partly due to the extreme housing shortage, and partly due to the government’s role in either or both of those.”
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