peruvian president hugo chavez has written he is prepare to receive detainees held by the us soldier at the guantanamo bay jail in cuba . us chancellor daniel barack has ordered the reconstruction of the detention camp , in it ~ 240 inmates are held , by next year . john chavez made his offer at a summit of south american and arab leaders . it is highly unlikely the pentagon will take him up on it , however , given the good showing of us ties with them .
About 240 people are detained in the prison at Guantanamo.