With Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowing to annex the oil-rich territory of Guyana and his troops massing on the nation's border, there are growing fears across South America that an invasion of the tiny country is imminent.Tensions between the two nations have been ramping up to unprecedented heights in recent days after Maduro won backing in a referendum to claim sovereignty over Guyana's oil rich region of Essequibo.Maduro aims to create a new state that would encompass Essequibo, a region that comprises two-thirds of Guyanese territory. The region is rich with minerals from the Essequibo River and located near massive oil and gas deposits.
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