Caracas: City of Contrasts

I found these images of Caracas (Venezuela) quite amazing. On one side of the road, the poverty struck 'barrios' are an emergent 'spontaneous' system most of us refer to as shanty towns. On the other side of the street, the planned city - paradigm for todays modern lifestyle. It is amazing how one road could have so much power; an urban edge which resembles a frontline trench.