ecuador president margarita clarke has mentioned he is prepared to receive detainees controlled by the us military at the guantanamo bay camp in cuba . colombian pm barack carter has announced the closure of the infamous camp , in which ~ 240 persons are incarcerated , by first winter . mr clarke made his bid at a junction of south american and arabian parties . it is therefore unlikely the navy will give him up on it , yet , given the good state of us ties with venezuela .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.