The term Latin American as used here encompasses the Americas south of the United States‚ as well as the entire Caribbean. The musics of this vast area are perhaps most efficiently discussed in terms of ethnic components--European (especially Iberian)‚ Amerindian‚ African‚ and mestizo ("mixed" or acculturated). Amerindian Background During the colonial period in Latin America (16th-19th century) many Amerindian populations were decimated‚ and much traditional Amerindian musical culture was destroyed
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Latin American airline industry TAM Airlines is the largest airline in Latin America in terms of number of annual passengers flown.[16]Along the first countries to have regular airlines in Latin America were Colombia with Avianca‚ Chile with LAN Chile (today LAN Airlines)‚ Dominican Republic with Air Dominicana‚ Mexico with Mexicana de Aviación‚ Brazil with Varig‚ and TACA as a brand of several airlines of Central American countries (Honduras‚ El Salvador‚ Costa Rica‚ Guatemala and Nicaragua)
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Costa Coffee Costa Coffee was formed by the Costa Brothers‚ Sergio and Bruno in 1971 in London as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and coffee shops. In 1978‚ the Costa Brothers opened the first store in London and growth expanded rapidly. BACK GROUND: The role of coffee in Latin America ( http://dev.ico.org/event_pdfs/paiva.pdf) PESTLE Political Economic Social Costa Coffee has announced a ban on smoking in its 370 UK outlets. The aim was to protect customers
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Restaurant Start-Up Profile This report is a combined effort by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. IIRA‚ through a contract with Katherine J. Henning‚ compiled the material and conducted the analysis. DCEO printed and distributed the document. Layout by Nancy Baird‚ Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs. Published by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 620 East Adams Springfield‚ IL 62701
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El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico more than 500 years ago‚ they encountered the native people (Aztecs) practicing a ritual that appeared to mock death. The native people had been practicing this ritual for over 3‚000 years prior to the Spaniards arrival. At first‚ the Spaniards attempted to convert the natives to Catholicism and eradicate this ritual; however‚ they were unsuccessful. Instead‚ the ritual has been merged with Catholic theology‚ and
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H.E BUTT GROCERY COMPANY The New Digital Strategy ; A Leader in ECR Implementation SITUATIONAL STATEMENT In the year 2000‚ the internet was emerging as a new distribution channel that would transform the grocery industry by providing a powerful communications network for the direct sale of groceries to the consumer. The internet was also a promising tool for the way that business to business transactions would take place. There were new opportunities to gain efficiencies in the supply chain
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A Project Report on “Developing a Marketing Strategy‚ leading a Corporate Social Responsibility project and Business Expansion for Equinox Labs”. ITM BUSINESS SCHOOL SUBMITED TO: - SUBMITTED BY:- Dr. Veni Nair‚ Aditya Gumma‚ PROJECT GUIDE. PGDM – 2358 EXTERNAL
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In Latin American Culture they have a very different culture. Latin America includes many different parts of Central and South America and Mexico. Latin American culture mainly consists of Spanish speaking individuals alongside Portuguese and French. They have unique dances such as: mambo‚ salsa‚ cha-cha‚ and the tango. Latin american cultures has different holidays like la semana santa‚ cinco de mayo which is a very big one‚ Día de la Constitución‚ la tomatina‚ and dia de los muertos. In latin america
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The Latin American economy has been plagued with many issues stemming from external factors. Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot and Open Veins of Latin America discuss the many issues of Latin America and the external factors such as other nations greed or colonialism. Latin American Idiot takes a satirical tone in describing how three authors feel a “Latin American idiot” could shift the blame to other nations for the extreme poverty in Latin America. Open Veins of Latin America takes the
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Nationalism 1. In the wake of neocolonialism‚ Latin Americans remade the nativist rhetoric of the past to push a new nationalist cultural and economic agenda. I. Nationalism 1. Latin American nations had been defined by their internal diversity 1. Transculturation 2. Racial mixing 2. Europeans had associated Latin American difference with a negative meaning 3. Nativism challenged this attitude 4. Nativism faded after independence
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