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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

'This Is Guyana': Essequibo Residents Anxious Over Venezuela Claim

Essequibo residents reject a claim from Caracas that their land belongs to Venezuela, which has sparked fears of a potential conflict (Credit: AFP)

A freshly planted Guyanese flag flaps on the summit of a table-top mountain rising from thick forests in a remote region near the Venezuelan border.

The 2,300-metre (7,550-foot) mountain -- known as a tepui -- looms over the tiny village of Arau, whose residents reject a claim from Caracas that their land belongs to Venezuela, which has sparked fears of a potential conflict.

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