The author used artificial intelligence in crafting this report.
Somebody referred to Denver as “Denverzuela” in the comment stream of one of my articles this week. That got me thinking – what is Venezuela all about?
Understanding and acceptance among cultures often comes when they learn about each other’s experiences. I never have been to Venezuela and don’t know much about it. I decided to mine the internet a little bit and see what I could learn. Here’s a crash course on Venezuela, and how it is, and is not, like Denver.
Venezuela, like Denver, is oil rich
Colorado has more than 40,000 active oil and gas wells, and produces about 300,000 barrels of oil per day. Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, estimated at 302.8 billion barrels as of 2020. Oil accounts for most of the country’s exports and government revenues, and has played a major role in its economic and political development. Venezuela is also a founding member of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.