El Chamo Arabe – Albuquerque, New Mexico
According to the New York Post, the beleaguered South American nation of Venezuela may be the easiest place on Planet Earth in which to become a millionaire. Of course, a million Bolivars in the inflation-ridden nation is worth only about fifty-three cents. In 2018, Venezuela’s Central Bank actually began printing $1,000,000 bills. Years of hyperinflation devours the income of Venezuelans, leaving them hungry and struggling to buy food and medicine. Many Venezuelans scour through garbage to find food while millions of others fled the country to build new lives across South America and beyond. You wouldn’t know life in Venezuela is so difficult if you speak with Maria Laura, a perpetually smiling server at El Chamo Arabe. Maria Laura…