With patriotic reggaeton and videos, Venezuela’s government fans territorial dispute with Guyana A youth rides a bicycle through the village of Wowetta, located in the Essequibo, Guayana ...

By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelans voted by a wide margin Sunday to approve the takeover of an oil-rich region in neighboring Guyana – the latest escalation in a long-running ...

The area in question, the densely forested and oil-rich Essequibo region, amounts to about two-thirds of Guyana’s national territory. Venezuela has long claimed the land and dismisses an 1899 ...

Most of Guyana’s foreign investment is in the 61,600-square-mile (159,500-square-kilometer) area, which accounts for two-thirds of its territory. Yet, Venezuela has considered Essequibo as its ...

Ali said that Guyana was engaging with international allies, including the US, in “defense cooperation,” noting a “very elaborate cooperation pact” between the two countries.

It shows a much larger Venezuela, one that includes a big chunk of Guyana. Venezuela has long claimed Guyana’s Essequibo region — a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals.

Most of Guyana’s foreign investment is in the 61,600-square-mile (159,500-square-kilometer) area, which accounts for two-thirds of its territory. Yet, Venezuela has considered Essequibo as its ...

Most of Guyana’s foreign investment is in the 61,600-square-mile (159,500-square-kilometer) area, which accounts for two-thirds of its territory. Yet, Venezuela has considered Essequibo as its ...