▁mid - 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ill - he alth ▁of ▁Hugo ▁Ch á vez , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁host ▁nation , ▁Venezuela . ▁The ▁sum mit ▁was ▁instead ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁Car ac as . ▁It ▁primarily ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁global ▁economic ▁crisis ▁and ▁its ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁region . ▁Several ▁leaders , ▁including ▁pres idents ▁Crist ina ▁Fernández ▁de ▁Kirch ner , ▁D il ma ▁R ous se ff ▁and ▁Juan ▁Manuel ▁Santos , ▁encourag ed ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁regional ▁trade , ▁economic ▁development , ▁and ▁further ▁economic ▁co operation ▁among ▁members ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁defend ▁their ▁growing ▁econom ies . ▁ ▁Ch ave z , ▁and ▁other ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁Rafael ▁Cor rea ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Or te ga , ▁expressed ▁hope ▁that ▁the ▁b loc ▁would ▁work ▁to ▁further ▁Latin ▁American ▁integration , ▁end ▁U . S . ▁h eg em ony ▁and ▁cons olid ate ▁control ▁over ▁regional ▁affairs . ▁Ch ave z , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁Mon roe ▁Do ctrine ▁as ▁the ▁original ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁U . S . ▁inter ference ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁open ly ▁called ▁for ▁C EL AC ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁O AS : ▁" As ▁the ▁years ▁go ▁by , ▁C EL AC ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁leave ▁behind ▁the ▁old ▁and ▁worn - out ▁O AS ." ▁Cor rea ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁human ▁rights ▁commission ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Inter -