I was there before Covid and then after Covid. Before, things were meh. Food was available but a lot was imported from different parts of the world. After Covid, the country got wrecked.

They consolidated stores into government stores to handle dwindling food supplies and staples. If you had a credit card, you could purchase luxuries like ice cream and different meats (if a relative of yours escaped and sent you a card). If you didn’t, you were stuck with rice, beans, sweet potatoes, and banana.

People got mad and took to the streets to protest the government. The government sent in young men to quell the resistance. No one would tell me what happened after but given the somber tone, and how not a single person was willing to give me the details, I’m assuming there was a large violent massacre.