(29 Nov 2023)
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Rupununi Savannah, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 18 November 2023
1. Various of tree leaves waving to the wind at sunrise
HEADLINE: Guyana-Venezuela land dispute worries locals
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Surama village, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 18 November 2023
2. Aerial of car driving through road in Essequibo region rural landscape
ANNOTATION: The Essequibo, a large territory between Guyana and Venezuela, has been home to the region's native Amerindians for hundreds of years.
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Rupununi Savannah, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 18 November 2023
3. Car driving through Rupununi Savannah
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Surama Village, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 18 November 2023
4. Motorcycle driving through and a sign in the foreground reads: “Indigenous rights”
ANNOTATION: But a century-old territory dispute is threatening the tranquility and slow-paced life of locals.
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Wowetta Village, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 18 November 2023
5. Various of cows crossing road
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Lethem, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 20 November 2023
6. Billboard showing picture of Guyanese president Mohamed Irfaan Ali next to Guyana’s map including the disputed Essequibo region. A message reads: “We are committed to a unified purpose of bringing prosperity to every single home”
ANNOTATION: It began when international arbitration ruled in 1899 that the territory belonged to Guyana, which was then a British colony.
7. Logo in billboard reads: “One Guyana”
ANNOTATION: For Guyana, the arbitration settled the issue and their map has always included the region in dispute.
8. Guyana’s map including Essequibo region
9. Close of Essequibo river in map
ANNOTATION: According to Venezuela, the Essequibo river is the true border. But for Guyana it is just one of their country's four main rivers.
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Kurukukari crossing, Essequibo territory, Guyana - 19 November 2023
10. Various of aerials of Essequibo river, which Venezuela claims is the true border of the country
ANNOTATION: According to Venezuela, the Essequibo river is the true border. But for Guyana it is just one of their country's four main rivers.
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Caracas, Venezuela - 23 November 2023
11. Various of man holding Venezuela’s map with Essequibo Region appearing with lines crossing it through, indicating the area is in dispute.
ANNOTATION: Venezuela claims that the 1899 award was fraudulent and therefore invalid.
ANNOTATION: The country claims they were robbed of the land that commonly appears on their maps as a "reclaimed area".
12. Flag showing illustration of Venezuela’s map including the Essequibo region
13. Various of Venezuela’s National Guard officials walking at a march to support of Venezuela’s claim to the Essequibo territory
ANNOTATION: Nicolás Maduro's government is rallying across the country to promote a referendum on Sunday to supposedly decide the future of the territory.
14. Various of National Guard officials painting Venezuela’s map on a wall
ANNOTATION: Five questions will appear on Sunday's ballot, including one asking voters if they want to create a new Venezuelan state on the disputed territory.
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Rupertee village, Essequibo region, Guyana - 18 November 2023
15. Wide of indigenous construction where village council meetings are held
ANNOTATION: Guyana sees the referendum as a “textbook example of annexation” and asked the International Court of Justice to halt parts of the vote.
16. Various of indigenous leader Michael Williams leading a village council general meeting
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