A woman places an image of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar on an altar set up on a sidewalk in honor of late President Hugo Chavez, whose picture hangs on the curtain, along a street where a procession will pass tomorrow to transfer Chavez's body to a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Venezuelans left with problems after Chavez death
Published: 06:06:54 PM, Fri 15 March 2013 UTC
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are lining up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez along a route that's a reminder of the problems left behind after the late president's death.
Chavez's body is being transferred Friday from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as final resting place.
The road is lined with some of the most dangerous slums on the planet. It runs under bridges in dire need of repair and past grocery stores with no groceries.
Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5.
Friday's event is taking on the air of a political campaign as Chavez's chosen successor and an opposition candidate prepare for the election to replace him.
Tags:
ap, hugo chavez, abraham lincoln, chavez, lyndon b. johnson, route, culture_politics, venezuela, friday, successor, grocery store, election, problems, body, road, state, bridges, caracas, hugo chávez, political campaign, farewell, planet, late president, dire need, reminder, groceries, venezuelans, undisclosed type, final resting place, lying in state, opposition candidate, military academy, chavez death, military museum, past grocery stores, dangerous slums
