Delcy Rodríguez was at the center of Venezuela’s reconstruction phase after the double sismo registrado el pasado 24 de junio, with workers repairing Los Ojos de Chávez in Caracas. Jacqueline Faría said 9,055 homes were already in repair as the government moved from inspection to masonry and structural work.
Los Ojos de Chávez has 170 apartments across eight floors, plus social areas and a preschool on the lower floors. Residents of Los Ojos were staying in a temporary camp set up in the patios of the Nuevo Circo while the complex was being worked on.
Los Ojos de Chávez in Caracas
Joan Rojas, a resident of Los Ojos de Chávez, said the crews had done exceptional work and described them as experienced professionals from helper to engineer. He said, “Hasta ahora los muchachos han hecho un grandísimo trabajo, hay una experiencia bastante amplia en el área. Los que han venido para acá, todos son profesionales, desde el ayudante hasta el ingeniero, todos tienen una amplia trayectoria y saben de lo que están hablando”.
Domiciano Graterol visited the facilities with Xinhua and explained the inspection result from the Commission for Habitability. He said the building was marked yellow, meaning restricted access and masonry work before it can be habitable again.
Yellow label and repair work
Héctor González, who is in charge of repairs, said the building’s structural elements were in perfect condition. He said, “La idea es que las personas que ahora están en refugio, en casas de familiares, amigos, entre otros, puedan volver a sus hogares cuanto antes. Por eso estamos trabajando 24 horas al día acá con 150 obreros, personal técnico, profesional y coordinadores de obras”.
That split between a yellow label and intact structural elements shows why the work is not a full rebuild but a targeted repair job. In this case, the urgent tasks are the masonry fixes Graterol described, not a structural demolition or relocation of the complex.
La Guaira inspection pattern
In La Guaira, inspectors assigned green labels to 49.3 percent of properties, yellow labels to 23.5 percent, and red labels to 27.2 percent. The distribution places the heaviest inspection burden on the areas that need the most follow-up before residents can return.
For residents of Los Ojos de Chávez, the practical issue is no longer whether the site is being worked on. The remaining question is when the repairs now under way will allow people to return from the camp in the Nuevo Circo patios to their apartments in Caracas.
