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Hugo Chavez's answer to Disney World: Libertador Land

Hugo Chavez is known for invoking the name of Venezuela's liberator, Simon Bolivar, in everything from speeches to his political movement. Next step in the Bolivarian revolution? A theme park.

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 26.
  • By Gustavo Hernandez Acevedo Guest blogger

鈥� A version of this post ran on the author's blog, . The views expressed are the author's own.

Since its beginning, the Chavernment [Chavez government] has exploited Venezuelan historical figures for its own benefit. From to and even , Chavismo has always tried to push the narrative of into all walks of life.

So, what is left to do with the 鈥淰enezuelan heroes鈥� theme? An , of course!

The Tourism Ministry announced that is to be located in , place where the of our fight against the Spanish is remembered. The park would be part of the so-called .

At least, the idea sounds more viable than

鈥� Gustavo Hernandez Acevedo is a writer for , the place for opposition-leaning-but-not-insane analysis of the Venezuelan political scene since 2002

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