Two and a half months after Washington overthrew leftist president Nicolas Maduro, the United States relaxed its warning to Americans not to visit Venezuela on Thursday.
Although it no longer warns against any visits, the State Department stated that Americans should still “reconsider travel” to the South American nation.
The updated alert still cautions Americans about the dangers of crime, kidnappings, and terrorism in addition to the nation’s inadequate health infrastructure, but it no longer warns of the possibility of wrongful detention or upheaval in Venezuela.
The United States long had a fraught relationship with Maduro, a leftist firebrand.
Maduro was captured by US commandos during a fatal operation on January 3 and taken to New York to be charged with cocaine trafficking, a claim he disputes.
Now acting as interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, his vice president, has mostly collaborated with US President Donald Trump, who has threatened her if she doesn’t follow his policies, which include supporting US oil firms.
After closing its mission there in 2019, the US reestablished diplomatic ties with Venezuela earlier this month.
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