Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. Please note that the above-mentioned town does not appear in any country maps, atlas' or travel guides consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Amnesty International. Urgent Action. 1994-1996.

Andean Newsletter [Lima]. 1994-1996.

Bartholomew World Travel Map: Peru, Colombia, Venezuela.

DIRB. Indexed Media Review: Venezuela.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Daily Reports.

Latin America Press [Lima]. 1994-1996.

Latin America Regional Reports: Andean Group Reports [London]. 1994-1996.

Pouyllau, Michel.1992. Le Venezuela. Paris: Karthala.

South America on a Shoestring. 1994. Wayne Bernharson et al. Hawthorn: Lonely Planet Publications.

Times Atlas of the World. 1994. 9th ed. London: Times Books.

Venezuela: A Country Study. 1990. Edited by Richard A. Haggerty. Washington, DC: Library of Congress.

Venezuela: A Lonely Planet Survival Kit. 1994. Krzysztof Dydyinski et al. Hawthorn: Lonely Planet Publications.