crisis trying to become free from rule and developing a new identity. Simón Bolívar‚ “caudillo de emancipación”‚ liberator of Bolivia‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Perú and Venezuela remains an important figure in the history of Latin America. He has also known as the “George Washington of South America”. One of the greatest goals of Simon Bolivar was to see a “Gran Colombia”‚ for all colonies to join together and become one. In trying to figure out who the Great Liberator Simon Bolivar truly was‚ we were
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Spanish in the 16th century‚ Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Nueva Granada‚ Ecuador‚ and Venezuela‚ named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831‚ Panama and Nueva Granada remained joined. Nueva Granada later became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States‚ Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903‚ allowing the Panama Canal to be built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977‚ an agreement was signed for the
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in his path. Escobar would use his power to manipulate politics‚ economics‚ and people way of life. Pablo Escobar used corruption and propaganda to get his way with non-extradition to the United States. Escobar was born and raised in Medellin‚ Colombia; a country that produced the most addictive drug‚ cocaine. Because there was a high demand for cocaine in the United States‚ Escobar saw this as an opportunity for him to make fast money. He would begin producing and exporting the good. Escobar bribed
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While I was growing up in Colombia my idea of fun was going outside to the park either with my cousins or friends to play until it got dark and my mom would call me to go back inside the house. Growing up in Colombia is something very different than a kid growing up here in the United States. My afternoons during the week would always have around the same schedule as I would be back home by one in the afternoon‚ at two thirty I would had already eaten lunch‚ and by six all my homework would be
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Onda de Mar: Catching the next wave QUESTION 1. Pros and Cons PROS OF THE EXISTING BRAND AND BUSINESS MODEL | CONS OF THE EXISTING BRAND AND BUISNESS MODEL (WITH POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVEMENT) | One of the two founders (Arango)‚ wants to cash out the company. | The second founder (Queipo) does not want to sell. However this founder is the soul and designer of the company. | Onda de Mar is an internationally (30 countries) high quality and proven brand with high revenues ($4 million in 2006)
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has won seventeen Latin Grammys‚ more than any other artist‚ and one Grammy Award. Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work. Juanes is one of the greatest musicians of Latin America. Juanes was born August 9‚ 1972 in Carolina del Principe‚ Colombia. He is the youngest child of Alicia Vasquez and Javier Aristizábal. His father called him Juanes‚ a contraction of his Juan Esteban which he later uses as his stage name. At age seven‚ Juanes learned to play the acoustic guitar from his father and
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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. The United States is the primary consumer of these products‚ but around 25 to 30 percent of global
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Pablo Escobar * Born December 1‚1949 in Antioquia‚ Colombia * He controlled over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the u.s * Earned popularity by sponsoring charity projects and soccer clubs‚ but terror campaigns turned public opinion against him * He began his crime early stealing tombstones while he was young. * He started buying coca paste in Bolivia and Peru‚ refine it and transport it for sale in the us. * His first kill was in 1975 killing Fabio Restrepo taking over his
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ABOUT MY SELF My name is Aura Maria Bello Aguielra ‚ I was born in Bogota Colombia in September 14 - 1994. I am a simple person‚ honest‚ responsible and spiritual. My hobbies are go to the movies‚ dance‚ skate board and sleep. My favorite subject is biology. My favorite color is pink.I love to learn something new everyday meet new people and make friends. I like to go out with my family and friends. What I hate the most is when someone lie to me ‚ it is better always to say the true even if
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Book review: "Bad Neighbor Policy: Washington’s futile war on drugs in Latin America" Edited by Ted Galen Carpenter Overview Introduction 3 I Modest results after thirty years of war 4 The war on drugs consequences on the drugs crops cultivation 4 The war on drugs consequences on the Latin American opinion 5 II The American strategy on the drug war: definitively a bad strategy? 8 The United States’ strategy on the war on drugs 8 The causes of the
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