Figure 1.--German photographer A Müller took a series of scenes showing life in Caracas during the 1920s. It waa maked, Panandero. Pan means bread and Panadero is a seller of bread. In thi case the Panadero is the little boy with the mule and buro. He seems to be making his rounds in the morning with barrels full of freshly baked bread and other bakery items. The AZO post card is dated February 15, 1925.

We have just begun to collect information on boys' activities. Of course until fairly recently, most boys worked, either on farms or in the city. ThevPananderi\o here in the 1920s is axgood example. This began to change only in the 1920s when the oil money started flowing and Venezuela began to build a major public school system. Today the the primary children's activity is school. Sport is very popular in Venezuela. The most popular sport is football (soccer). As elsewhere in the Caribbean, baseball is also popular. The country is predominately Catholic with a Protestant minority. There is also a small Jewish community with President Chavez has targeted. We do have a Christmas page. Some boys participated in youth groups, primarily the Scouts. The YMCA operated summer camps.

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