Indigenous People of Latin America Throughout the world‚ when new lands were conquered‚ old customs would be lost. However‚ in Latin America‚ a great deal of their indigenous tribes not only survived being conquered‚ they are still around today. Different regions of Latin America are home to different peoples and many tribes are part of ancient full-fledged kingdoms. Some of these kingdoms are among the most well-known in the world. The Meso-American native peoples make Latin America famous. These
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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 ran into a drug
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The Latin American countries‚ in the period of 1875 to 1950‚ dealt with many communal and political concerns regarding a profusion of issues. These problems included the fight for independence‚ the rights of women‚ political stability‚ slavery‚ differences in ideological views‚ and gender inequality within countries such as Brazil‚ Argentina‚ Cuba‚ Bolivia‚ and Mexico. As conflicts pursued‚ civility began to cease and civil wars broke out. The countries of Latin America also ultimately suffered due
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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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LATIN AMERICA WHAT IS IT? Term thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III‚ during occupation of Mexico Reference to cultural commonalities shared by those who speak Romance languages: Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French. Confusing point‚ since some countries in region are English speaking: Belize‚ Jamaica‚ Guyana; Suriname- Dutch speaking 34 nations‚ 590 million Geography Region south of Rio Grande to tip of South America. 8 mill sq miles‚ Huge‚ 2.5 times size of U.S. Frozen windswept land
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Eastern Europe and Latin America As political systems and world powers changed‚ Eastern Europe’s relationship to global trade patterns changed from a stunted economic growth‚ to a closed involvement‚ then to a prosperous‚ but limited‚ global trade network. Even though subtle changes occurred‚ Eastern Europe’s relationship to global trade patterns from 1750 to the present has remained nearly nonexistent‚ while the backbone of Latin America basic economy in the 1700’s was its part in the Atlantic
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Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression When the Europeans first arrived in Latin America‚ they didn’t realize the immensity of their actions. As history has proven‚ the Europeans have imposed many things on the Latin American territory have had a long‚ devastating effect on the indigenous people. In the centuries after 1492‚ Europeans would control much of South America and impose a foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. These imposed ideas left
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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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The shift of many Latin American nations away from liberal economic and political models‚ as well as away from European ideals began with changes in Latin American nationalism and culture and ended in economics. In the beginning of the 20th century many Latin American nations had cultural movements that were challenging the old ideas about racist positivism. In Mexico‚ there was a significant break with the old Diaz regime that created efforts to present the indigenous past as something to be proud
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BRICS see greater role in Latin America June 3‚ 2013 Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra‚ specially for RIR The grouping’s engagement in the region‚ consisting of 33 countries with population of 600 million‚ has become timely. Last week witnessed some crucial developments from BRICS perspective. The Cuban foreign minister visited New Delhi and sought BRICS’ partnership with Latin American countries‚ representatives from Cuba‚ Haiti‚ Costa Rica and Chile met Russian Foreign Minister‚ Sergei Lavrov
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