INTRODUCTION The past fifty years in Colombia have been dominated by the struggle between the government and an organization named Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) or better known as the FARC. Founded in 1964 the FARC was created as a military wing of the Colombian Communist Party to overthrow the government and prevent them from industrializing Colombia (“Revolutionary”). The Colombian government planned to industrialize the country and rebuild
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Case Report: Blood Bananas: Chiquita in Colombia BUSA 4980 Chiquita Brands international was founded in 1899 after the merger of United Fruit Company and the Boston Fruit Company. As bananas be came more of a staple in every home so do Chiquita Bananas. Bananas are know to mainly grown in tropical places like Central America‚ Africa and Southeast Asia. Chiquita decided to have operations out of Colombia. During this time there was turmoil in Colombia and different terror groups form “against
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Columbia Did you know Colombians speak spanish! Colombia also makes up 90% of the world’s emerald mining. Even in 2011‚ 1.6 million people visited Colombia making it a hot topic spot! Tourists might come for the blue lizards‚ or even pink dolphins! Columbia has all of these things to offer‚ but that’s just barely anything this amazing country has to offer. The great Andes mountains pass through Colombia. Which has been home to many unique‚ and ancient civilizations. Although the Andes are cool to
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Colombia is a country who is ranked #4 for the best soccer team according to FIFA and has improved as a country overall (“FIFA”). With soccer being the most popular sport in the world‚ many people think of a country based on their soccer team. There are multiple negative stereotypes about Colombia that the soccer team has begun to eliminate. The Federación de Futból Colombiana‚ impacts Colombia in a positive way. The international soccer team from Colombia changes how Colombia is viewed in the world
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Colombia is a country located along the equator line with a mostly monotonous climate; for many years‚ it was well-known because of its coffee‚ emeralds‚ flowers and unfortunately‚ drugs. But this view has been changing since people visit and observe the nation --. Our wounds from civil war and drug trafficking has been healed and currently Colombians welcome every tourist with open arms ready to show their culture and their wonderful land. This country deserves to be known. It has an unimaginable
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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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H.B IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIERMENTS FOR THE COURSE MULTILATERAL GOVERNANCE AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM PROFESSOR: DR. JULIUS MENSAH Introduction Drug trafficking is a subject which I have lived directly while growing up in Colombia‚ one of the most stigmatized places on this concerned‚ we have lived one of the worst drug era that has existed‚ people may think that being there for your whole life you can witness on the streets and on every corner of your hometown people trading
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of a Death Foretold contributes to the theme of community which sets up for Santiago Nasar’s murder. The setting takes place in a small‚ Colombian town during the 1950s. Colombia in the 1950s was undergoing prominent events that would have an everlasting affect in Colombia. With violence being such a heavy establishment in Colombia‚ violence contributes to the intensity of Santiago Nasar’s murder. The aspects of the setting in the novel such as culture and community influences the lifestyle of the
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Simon Bolivar was one of South America’s greatest generals and political leaders. Whose victories over the Spanish empire led to the independence of Bolivia‚ Panamá‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ and Peru. Simon was born on July 25‚ 1783 in Caracas‚ Venezuela. His parents past away when he was but a child‚ only 9 years old. He then moved to Spain at the age of 9 years old‚ where he was raised by his nanny Hipolita and his tutor Simon Rodriguez. As for his education‚ he was homeschooled by a fair
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profited off of the largest amount of cocaine that was brought to the United States. He was estimated to be worth $5 billion and named one of the wealthiest men in the world by Forbes magazine. His massive wealth bought him status and power‚ inside of Colombia. In 1982 Pablo Escobar ran for a substitute position in the Colombian Congress. He won and began using his newfound status to travel the world. During this time‚ Pablo did everything in his power to ensure the origin of his fortune was not
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