A man cooks cow feet in the backyard of a house occupied by the Apacuana commune in Caracas, Venezuela November 13, 2018. Picture taken November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello
CARACAS (Reuters) - A socialist commune has drawn the ire of its neighbours in a wealthy area of Caracas with an unusual response to the hyperinflation and food shortages afflicting Venezuela: turning its backyard into an urban cattle pasture.
The leaders of the Apacuana commune, devotees of socialist President Nicolas Maduro, drove six hours to purchase 11 450-kilo (992-lb) cows. They set them to graze behind their 2,000-square meter (21,528 square-foot) home, donated by the state-owned telecommunications company two years ago.
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