spoke about Assumption Day‚ Day of the Little Candles‚ Immaculate Conception Day‚ Christmas‚ and Holiday of the Innocents. The one I enjoyed hearing about eh most was the Day of the Little candles‚ one of the most observed traditional holidays in Colombia. I found this holiday quite beautiful based on the pictures the group showed us. The streets were lined with lanterns‚ with the intention of creating a path for the Virgin Mary. The group also talked about the three major civic holidays: national
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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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simplify Plan Colombia‚ the objective was to bring order to a disorderly country. Colombia’s national objective with Plan Colombia was to “ensure order‚ stability‚ and the rule of law; guarantee sovereignty over national territory; protect the State and the civilian population from the threats posed by illegal armed groups and criminal organizations; break links between the illegal armed groups and the criminal drug industry that supports them”. Through regaining control and order within Colombia‚ Plan
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failure from inputting massive hard work. The image appeals to the rhetorical elements which argue the difficult journey to success. The meme displays Miss Colombia with the crown on her head when she was given the title
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Quiceno ‚ 2002). How different is this early care-giving between two cultures such as the United States and Colombia? This is a look at the differences and similiaries of raising girls‚ both born in 1988‚ in Colombia and the United States. Both girls were raised in nuclear families‚ with one older sibling‚ close enough in age to be a major part of each girl’s daily life. One was raised in Colombia‚ although she moved to the United States at the age of eleven‚ while the other was raised completely in
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insurgency. Colombia was the world’s leading producer of cocaine until Peru recently overtook it in cultivation of coca. The cocaine industry has been the major source of funds for the Marxist rebel group and a cause of crime and instability in the South American country. With the agreement on ending the drug trade‚ the two sides have resolved three of the six points on their agenda. Previously FARC and the government had reached deals on agrarian reform and political participation. Colombia and FARC
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Coming Closer to its End Colombia has been in turmoil with the Marxist-Leninist group called FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) for almost fifty years. However‚ since 2002 with the election of Alvaro Uribe things have begun to change. Alvaro Uribe’s policy of “Democratic Security” or “get tough” agenda that involves aggressive action against the FARC economically‚ judicially‚ and militarily‚ has strongly worked in weakening the FARC and bring Colombia closer and closer to peace
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around the world; Colombia was one of those countries. With the creation of Banadex‚ Chiquita’s subsidiary in Colombia‚ revenues for the parent company increased a great amount. Banadex was Chiquita’s most profitable international operation; they had been working in that country around 100 years in the business of growing huge bananas’ fields. However‚ in the late 90’s‚ Chiquita Brands faced a dilemma; the leader of the bloody and violent United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)‚ Carlos Castaño
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I came to the United States from Colombia when I was just 3 years old. I was brought into the country of bright opportunities because like every other parent‚ my mother and father wanted what was best for me. My mother had to give up her dream job in Colombia‚ which was being an accountant for an essentially important company‚ in order to facilitate my well-being and open up the doors for my future. As the years progressed‚ I began to acquire both languages‚ English and Spanish‚ but there was a point
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Slowly but surely‚ the Spanish and Portuguese viceroyalties created in the Americas were disintegrated through the multitude of independence movements that dismissed the crown’s power. Although the newly independent nations had resolved their issues with the crown by proclaiming their independence‚ they were still faced with numerous other challenges. One of the biggest challenges these nations had to face was the transition of power and authority. “Spanish America experienced a difficult transfer
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