Essequibo has long been denoted on Venezuelan maps as a “reclamation zone”. The 160.000sq kms region is equivalent to two thirds of Guyana's territory. Unasur (Union of South American Nations ...

The Essequibo River was then considered the border between the Spanish colony and British Guyana. After Venezuela became independent, came the gold rush. British explorers and settlers made ...

Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both countries. Work on the ...

The map in this story was amended to show other disputed areas. The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering – and recently ...