Café Con Leche: Race, Class, and National Image in VenezuelaFor over a hundred years, Venezuelans have referred to themselves as a caf con leche (coffee with milk) people. This colorful expression well describes the racial composition of Venezuelan society, in which European, African, and Indian peoples have intermingled to produce a population in which almost everyone is of mixed blood. It also expresses a popular belief that within their blended society Venezuelans have achieved a racial democracy in which