"Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has left Oslo after travelling to Norway in secret last week to collect her Nobel Peace Prize, her spokesperson says. Machado, a right-wing opposition figure, fractured a vertebra while fleeing Venezuela by boat to receive the award, according to the spokesperson. She was examined by doctors at Oslo University Hospital during her time in the Norwegian capital."
"She is doing well and is currently attending medical appointments with a specialist to ensure her prompt and full recovery, the spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. He added that Machado was no longer in Oslo but did not disclose her current location. Machado travelled to Norway in defiance of a decade-long travel ban imposed by Venezuelan authorities and after spending more than a year in hiding. She arrived too late to attend the official Nobel Peace Prize ceremony held last week."
"Media reports in the United States said Machado's escape involved wearing a disguise, including a wig, and travelling from a small Venezuelan fishing village on a wooden boat to the Caribbean island of Curacao before boarding a private plane to Norway. US forces stationed in the Caribbean were alerted during the voyage to avoid a strike on the vessel. Machado has previously said she intends to return to Venezuela."
Maria Corina Machado traveled secretly to Norway despite a decade-long travel ban by Venezuelan authorities. She fractured a vertebra while fleeing Venezuela by boat and was examined by doctors at Oslo University Hospital. Her spokesperson said she is doing well, is attending specialist appointments for recovery, and has left Oslo though her current location was not disclosed. Media reports said her escape included a disguise, a wooden boat from a small Venezuelan fishing village to Curacao, and a private plane to Norway, with US Caribbean forces alerted during the voyage. Machado has been in hiding since being barred from Venezuela's July 24 presidential election and intends to return.
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