Colombia is a country in South America in the northwestern part of the continent. Colombia has a lot of natural resources‚ including beautiful beaches‚ dramatic mountains‚ and lush rain forests‚ but it is known for its political unrest and the violent influence of powerful drug cartels. Despite a long history of democratic government‚ Colombia has one of the most rigidly stratified class systems in Latin America. Colombia is the only country in South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea
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1.3. Why the Illegal Drugs Industry grew in Colombia The exponential growth of the illegal drugs industry in this country raises several questions: why is Colombia so much involved in this illegal drug market? Why is this country the main importer of cocaine in the United States and in Europe? Why the production is located in Colombia and not in another country? Many analysts tried to answer these questions‚ and the answers cannot be so obvious since the drug can be produced in many other countries
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Marrar 11/8/2012 How does the Cocaine drug trade affect its producing countries‚ what problems are seen‚ and what are possible solutions to these problems both locally and internationally? The drug trafficking problem focused on Cocaine is mainly limited to three countries‚ Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia. These three countries are the main producers and traders when it comes to the Coca leaf and Cocaine. They all face problems created by the war on drugs centered on Cocaine. In Peru and Bolivia
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location‚ Colombia have had significant conflicts in its history‚ starting in 1536 to 1541 when their natives called “Chibchas” had to fight with Spaniards conquers for their land. In 1819 under the Command of Simon Bolivar‚ Colombia achieved its independence when Creoles (descendants of Spaniards and natives) grew tired of the taxes that Spain had imposed and decided to fight and defeat Spain military forces‚ achieving the independence of the Republic of Colombia. In the 20th century‚ Colombia had to
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Columbia is a very very beautiful country. It has lots of cities and has very beautiful landscapes. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Three mighty north-south Andean cordilleras separate the western coastal lowlands from the almost empty eastern jungles‚ with 54 percent of Colombia’s land but only 3 percent of the people. Most Colombians are of mixed ethnicity about 20 percent European. Native Indians‚ one percent of the population
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Colombia is a very beautiful country. It includes very beautiful waters‚and landscapes. Colombia is located in North Western South America next to Venezuela. “Colombia is a land of contrasts and contradictions: its breathtaking beauty versus‚its miserable slums‚its elaborate shows of courtesy‚and its uncontrolled violence‚its torrid jungles and ice covered peaks‚ its widespread poverty (although not the worst in Latin America) and the considerable happiness of its people. It has strong tradition
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Presented by Melissa Jimenez General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Colombia. Central Idea: To inform my audience about the food‚ music and cities. INTRODUCTION: There are many words that come to mind when people think about Colombia. The first word that comes into my mind is food. I mean‚ who can’t resist the aroma of fresh cooked meals in the air. My country is known for its delicious food including La Bandeja Paisa and our famous worldwide
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COLOMBIA Welcome to our website Roma travel agency. Our company offers one of the most memorable and adventurous trip to South America in Colombia. We provide to our clients the transportation and accommodation in different places of the country. We are focusing mainly on a group of people who love adventure and want to know country from a different perspective. Therefore‚ in our offer you will find accommodation in hostels or in a nature reserve. According to the transportation within the country
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Colombia’s Peace Treaty with guerilla group‚ FARC Since 1964‚ Colombia has been in war against the largest guerilla group called The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia‚ also known as FARC. The rebel group was created by Marxists to fight for the justification of the poor‚ considering only the rich minority owns the majority of the land in Colombia. With the opinion that violence will bring more success to carry out their plan for a change in the government‚ the FARC has been committing many crimes
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English 121 October 2012 Drug Trafficking All over the world there are different types of trafficking crimes committed every day. Whether it is sex‚ human‚ or weapon trafficking‚ all types are a serious crime and maintain a constant occurrence everyday. Besides those three types of trafficking‚ there is one in particular that happens all over the world and seems to make more of a statement than anything else‚ drug trafficking. The reason that it gains more attention than anything else
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