Essequibo
Americannoun
noun
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Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said Saturday she is traveling to The Hague to represent her country before the International Court of Justice in a dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
For now armed conflict, and forcible seizure of Essequibo by Venezuela's far larger military, seems unlikely.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
The tougher challenge may be ensuring that the country's new-found wealth doesn't just deepen existing inequality, and environmental vulnerability, but benefits all of the country's people, even in the remotest corners of Essequibo.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
But for more than 60 years Venezuela has accused the commission of cheating it out of the Essequibo region.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
In about seven hours from these stupendous sons of the hill, you leave the Essequibo, and enter the river Apourapoura, which falls into it from the south.
From Wanderings in South America by Charles Waterton
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