A centuries long border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela has simmered and cooled from time to time. For Guyana’s defense, boundary markers serve as clear evidence that the Essequibo belongs to Guyana. The photos below, taken by Guyanese citizen Thorne Arthur and Vinet Persaud, show the boundary markers between Guyana and Venezuela at Korosima, Region 1, Guyana, South America.
After a dispute between the Spanish and British Colonial powers of the time, the Paris Award of 1899 made a settlement where British Guiana came to a slight compromise and relinquished part of the disputed territory (about 5000 square miles) to Venezuela. These boundary markers at Region 1 were placed in 1901, two years after the 1899 award. The Venezuelan government of that time participated in the placement of these boundary markers.
