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    A large portion of FARC’s profits now come from drug trafficking; however‚ they weren’t major drug traffickers when Plan Colombia was first implemented. Peter Dale Scott‚ a professor at the University of California‚ Berkeley and author of several books on this topic‚ noted that the Colombian government estimated in 2001 that paramilitary groups controlled 40% of the cocaine exports; whereas the FARC controlled only 2.5%. The FARC had been more involved in the “taxing” of the drug trade‚ but they

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    Globalization of Colombia

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    Globalization of Colombia Dennis R. Pierce Columbia Southern University BBA 4426-08D-2 Prof. Li Ping Yang Globalization is the process in which boundaries are extended through the interaction of companies‚ individuals‚ economies and aided by technological advances. While globalization has reached Colombia it has not‚ nor will it ever‚ reach all of Colombia. The process of globalization has an effect on all facets of the economy. Globalization also affects a country’s culture

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    Colombia Speech

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    Presented by Melissa Jimenez General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Colombia. Central Idea: To inform my audience about the food‚ music and cities. INTRODUCTION: There are many words that come to mind when people think about Colombia. The first word that comes into my mind is food. I mean‚ who can’t resist the aroma of fresh cooked meals in the air. My country is known for its delicious food including La Bandeja Paisa and our famous worldwide

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    Tourism Colombia

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    COLOMBIA Welcome to our website Roma travel agency. Our company offers one of the most memorable and adventurous trip to South America in Colombia. We provide to our clients the transportation and accommodation in different places of the country. We are focusing mainly on a group of people who love adventure and want to know country from a different perspective. Therefore‚ in our offer you will find accommodation in hostels or in a nature reserve. According to the transportation within the country

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    1. How strong Chiquita Bananas was before the trade war began? Chiquita Bananas (and its predecessor United Fruit Company UFC) was very strong before the trade war began. They have been one of the front bearers of the banana industry and dominated the international banana trade and affected the economic and social conditions of the Caribbean and Latin America. The following points illustrate Chiquita Bananas position before the trade war: • They were the largest supplier of banana in the world with

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    Colombia Research Paper

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    Colombia By: Elijah Sharp Introduction Colombia is a country located in South America. It is the only country in South america to have a coastline to both the Pacific ocean and the Caribbean sea. Did you know that colombia is the third largest producer of coffee. With that being said farming coffee also produces a large number of jobs for Colombians. Colombia is also one of the largest miners of emeralds. The area Colombia is mostly covered with rainforest‚ but also

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    Violence In Colombia

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    Trade in Colombia Colombia is the tenth most unequal country in the world and the largest supplier of cocaine to North America. Despite having the 3rd largest economy in Latin America‚ Colombia has high levels of rural poverty and drug production‚ causing violence. In this paper‚ I will discuss the violence enacted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) when they took over the drug trade and the steps that have been taken to help stem the illegal drug trade such as Plan Colombia. I will

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    Trafficking In Colombia

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    Colombia is currently the world’s principle producer and distributor of refined cocaine‚ the vast majority of which 70 percent is exported to the United States market. In 1999‚ the country refined approximately 520 metric tons of cocaine‚ representing roughly 80 percent of global production. Narcotics typically are produced in a three stage process. Coca leaves are first crushed and boiled with limewater and kerosene making coca paste. Coca paste is then mixed with sulphuric

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    Donivino 1/8/13 Can Animals Think? Adorable‚ what comes to mind when you think of this word? Some might think of puppies‚ dogs‚ rabbits‚ cats‚ dolphins‚ or maybe even monkeys. But have you ever considered intelligence as a characteristic of these animals? Few have‚ even though the animal shows evidence of intelligence every day. Of course animals aren’t as intelligent as humans but we both share common

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    Should Chiquita have agreed to make the payments to the terrorist group to protect its employees? In knowing the history of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia‚ also known as FARC‚ I can understand Chiquita’s executives reasoning in making the decision to pay the paramilitary group. I agree with their decision to make the protection payments. What ethical principles support your opinion? One of the strongest principles is: Do no Harm. This means to prevent or minimize harm to the

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