The Kueka Stone: A Venezuelan Indigenous Group Battles Berlin

The rock is an integral part of the "Worldwide Peace Project," an artwork on display in the German capital. But an indigenous group from Venezuela says the holy boulder was stolen from them and are demanding its return. With Hugo Chavez backing their plea, the issue has caused friction between Caracas and Berlin.

In central Berlin, right behind the Brandenburg Gate, lies a red sandstone boulder. It weighs 35 metric tons (77,000 pounds), looks like a stranded whale and comes out of Venezuela's Canaima National Park. It was brought to Berlin over a decade ago by 78-year-old German artist Wolfgang Kraker von Schwarzenfeld...


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