Venezuela’s “socialist” toys

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The Venezuelan government has invested $1.4 million in toys to sell them at a 70% discount at their big “Socialist Toy Fair”. BBC Mundo’s Anahí Aradas checked out the merchandise in Caracas, Marco Werman talks with her. Download MP3

• BBC Mundo story (en español)

Fourteen walls

Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world is still plagued by barriers dividing countries, towns, and families. The desire to contain illegal immigration or violent conflict is often used to justify them. The BBC’s Spanish website BBC Mundo presents 14 such walls, we talk with the project’s editor, Juan Carlos. (Audio available after 5PM Eastern)

• BBC Mundo (en español)