Venezuela is increasing its military presence at the Guyana border, particularly near Anacoco, despite pledging to ease tensions, as Nicolás Maduro faces poor poll results.
Two US fighter planes, F/A-18F Super Hornet jets, recently flew over the capital of Guyana, Georgetown, on Thursday. However, Venezuela was not very happy about this.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's approval of claiming two-thirds of Guyana drew strong condemnation. Guyana's Foreign Ministry rejects yielding land, calling it a breach of international law.
Guyana may be in South America, but it takes influences from all over the world and is a melting pot of different cultures. This is reflected in the country's food.
The Essequibo dispute between Venezuela and Guyana continues to escalate as Guyana blasted its neighbor's recent troop build-up along their shared borders.
Guyana and Venezuela are still arguing over the Essequibo region, which is rich in oil and the latest escalation happened as a US oil company explored the area for oil and gas.
The tensions between Guyana and Venezuela continue as their spat over the Essequibo region may get even more thanks as a US Department of Defense official is set to visit.
Nicolas Maduro, the dictator and president of Venezuela, sat down for an interview and claimed that Guyana and the UK are mocking him as the Essequibo territorial dispute continies.
The tensions between Venezuela and its smaller and weaker neighbor, Guyana, continue to mount, as President Nicolas Maduro has deployed nearly 6,000 troops as a response to the UK sending a British warship.
The neighbors bordering Guyana and Venezuela are now expressing concern as the two South American countries's dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region continues.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has directed over 5,600 military personnel to engage in a "defensive" exercise in response to the presence of a British warship in waters off Guyana.
Guyana is at the heart of a simmering conflict in South America as Venezuela claims 2/3 of its territory as theirs. However, culturally, the people of the disputed Essequibo region identify more with Guyana.
As the rest of South America anxiously looks on, President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela finally met with President Irfaan Ali on Thursday as the Essequibo dispute simmers.
A conflict between Guyana and Venezuela over the vast swathe of land known as the Essequibo region, rich in oil and minerals, is causing their neighbors to be tense.