One of the most unpleasant aspects to Venezuela so far has been the piles of trash. It is everywhere - in the parks, on the streets, in the curbs, all over. Lots of signs saying not to throw the trash and to keep everything clean, put litter in trash bins, but to no avail. The mentality seems to be to throw things wherever you happen to be. A cleanup operation would be a massive undertaking.
Here also is the zapateria (shoe repair shop) downtown that fixed my Keen sandals, which are punished by long hikes everywhere we go.