Aerial view of the Tienditas Bridge, in the border between Cucuta, Colombia and Tachira, Venezuela, after Venezuelan military forces blocked it with containers on February 6, 2019. - Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian aid shipment, as opposition leader Juan Guaido stepped up his challenge to President Nicolas Maduro's authority. CBC EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IS AN UNUSED BORDER CROSSING THAT HAS BEEN DE FACTO BLOCKED FOR YEARS - The multi-lane bridge was completed in 2016 but never put into use as tensions escalated between the two countries.
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Aerial view of the Tienditas Bridge, in the border between Cucuta, Colombia and Tachira, Venezuela, after Venezuelan military forces blocked it with containers on February 6, 2019. - Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian aid shipment, as opposition leader Juan Guaido stepped up his challenge to President Nicolas Maduro's authority. CBC EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IS AN UNUSED BORDER CROSSING THAT HAS BEEN DE FACTO BLOCKED FOR YEARS - The multi-lane bridge was completed in 2016 but never put into use as tensions escalated between the two countries. (Edinson Estupinan/AFP/Getty Images)
