Venezuela - Chávez Returns Home - NYTimes.com President Hugo Chávez made a theatrical return home on Friday after receiving medical treatment in Cuba, joking in his first public appearance in three weeks in an effort to quash rumors about his health. So, where's the party? Mr. Chávez, 58, asked supporters waiting for him at the international airport outside Caracas. He has had three cancer operations in Cuba since mid-2011 and returned to Havana 10 days ago to receive "hyperbaric oxygenation," a treatment normally used to alleviate bone decay from radiation therapy. Earlier this year, Mr. Chávez declared himself "completely cured." He was re-elected in October.