 Venezuela
Recuperates Largest Landed Estate in Country
By Michael
Fox – Venezuelanalysis.com
Wednesday, 09 August 2006
This Sunday, from the Venezuelan state of Bolivar, President Hugo Chavez
announced the recuperation of the “largest latifundio” (plantation) in the
country, and the creation of the Socialist Production Unit "Manuel Piar."
The announcements were made on Chavez’ 259th transmission of his weekly
television program, “Alo Presidente,” broadcasted from the recently
recuperated “La Vergareña” latifundio, which, at 187,238 hectares (468,095
acres), was considered to be the largest in the country.
According to the Venezuelan Ministry of Communication, La Vergareña, is
twice the size of the Margarita Island and within its borders are a forest
reserve that “has been indiscriminately disrespected for a long time,” six
campesino land occupations, and various indigenous communities.
According
to the press release, the Socialist Production Unit “Manuel Carlos Piar”,
was created after the recuperation of the estate, with the objective of
“diversifying the region’s production… and proposing to improve the living
conditions of the families located in the area, through the organization and
participation of the community,” said Chavez.
Chavez announced that they would be moving forward to launch the “ambitious
project” to build the former estate in to “a pole of economic, social and
human development.” “This is land that is precisely being recuperated for
the indigenous, agricultural production, and everything that is necessary to
live a better life,” he said...
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