There are many popular Spanish speaking countries in Latin America with Cuba being the largest island in the Caribbean. Found just off the coast of Florida‚ the communist country of Cuba has many crime issues which include a large commercial sex trade and drugs. The age of consent is 16 whereas it is 18 in the United States. Cuba is surrounded by countries used as cartel way stations. Latin American drug flows to the United States are shifting away from Mexico and toward the Caribbean. Fidel Castro
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We all say how much we hate school and that we wish we didn’t have to go but in all truth we are so lucky to be able to get the chance to graduate high school and hopefully go to the college of our dreams. In Latin America‚ the country of Brazil doesn’t have the best education. In Latin America alone education is difficult to come by. Although the education system in Brazil has changed throughout the years schooling is still a struggle for people. Part of the problems Brazil’s learning system has
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One of the major issues facing Latin America is the production and distribution of illegal drugs‚ which include cocaine‚ marijuana‚ heroin and more recently methamphetamine. This geographic area is crucial to the illegal drug industry because it is the world’s only source region for coca‚ which is used to produce cocaine (this is harvested in Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia). Also‚ Central America‚ Mexico and the Caribbean are the main corridors for transporting drugs to the United States and Europe
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Colonialism in Latin America took place over a span of 300 years and came to an end starting in 1821 due to unrest in Latin America. Independence for the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies brought both short term and long term consequences but many of the leaders in the early stages of the independence movements were optimistic about the future of their countries. At the start there was a lot of violence‚ lack of capital investment‚ and constant power grabs by the wealthy elite. Those troubles
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Did you know that around one billion people live without clean water? The water crisis is occurring in parts of Latin America‚ Sub saharan Africa‚ and South east Asia. The women and children have to get the water which is about a three hour walk‚ and the water isn’t even clean. For our class we did a water walk to try to experience what they do everyday. What I would change to make the water walk more authentic is less talking‚ harder terrain‚ and more water to carry. During our water we talked‚
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Political systems are built in a country to manage the institutions of resource allocation‚ citizen’s rights and national security. When the government is no longer satisfactorily maintaining these institutions‚ political change is bound to occur. In Latin America‚ during the 30’s and 40’s‚ the governments of Brazil and Argentina failed and therefore political revolutions overthrew the old regimes. Getulio Vargas and Juan Peron rose to power with Populist platforms appealing to the masses. In order to maintain
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In Latin America 25% of Latin Americans lives on 4 dollars a day or less. Compared to The United States‚ Latin America is very unstable in several ways for several reasons. This instability is important because it affects the lives of everyone that lives there. Looking at how Latin America developed you can learn why it’s unstable. Latin America developed an unstable government because a lack of foreign intervention‚ industrialization‚ and authoritarianism. (Deyonna Lansden‚ Tamia Roshell‚ Quin
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associated with Latin culture ("Marriage Trends in Latin America: A Fact Sheet"). As noted in “Marriage Trends in Latin America: A Fact Sheet‚” (2011) document from the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center website‚ Brazil did not make divorce legal until 1977. “In recent times‚ due to more Western cultural adaptations and increased financial autonomy‚ women face less of a stigma when divorcing and have greater freedom to choose this option ("Marriage Trends in Latin America: A Fact Sheet")
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To what extent are the current social divisions in Latin America the result of colonial socio-political structures? LATIN AMERICA STUDY ESSAY To what extent are the current social divisions in Latin America the result of colonial socio-political structures? INTRODUCTION The Spanish and Portuguese colonial period in Latin America lasted from 1492 to 1810. 300 years of violent domination‚ genocides‚ exploitation‚ repression of the native religion and culture‚ and native history re-writing
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have altered throughout its history. Its deleterious effects on citizens and national governments have been most brutally evident in Latin America. The expansion of drug cartels and their increasing authority and influence in Latin America posses various national and international threats. Additionally‚ the contradicting notions on the root of the conflict in Latin America have stalled and created extreme variation among possible solutions‚ ranging from military action to eliminating corruption to settling
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