VENEZUELA-HOUSING-TOWER OF DAVID

View of the “Tower of David” (L) –an abandoned skyscraper in Caracas which originally intended to be an office building but became a ‘vertical slum’ illegally occupied since 2007 — on August 2, 2014. The government started the eviction of the illegal residents last week, and the tower’s destiny will be put to a referendum. AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO