Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez unveils a photograph-like portrait of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar on the 229th anniversary of Bolivar's birth at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A team of researchers produced the image based on studies of Bolivar's remains. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) FERNANDO LLANO / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez stands in front of a photograph-like portrait of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony marking the 229th anniversary of Bolivar's birth at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. A team of researchers produced the image based on studies of Bolivar's remains. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Fernando Llano / AP