“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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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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Colombia‚ a republic in South America‚ its in the northwestern part of the continent‚ and bounded on the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea‚ on the east by Venezuela and Brazil‚ on the south by Peru and Ecuador‚ and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only country of South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The total land area of the country is 1‚141‚748 sq km (440‚831 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Bogotá. "The distinguishing topographical
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The Warm Culture of Colombia Colombia is a South American country located over the imaginary Equator line and is known for its warm and happy culture and also for a violent and complicated background. Thanks to its position in the globe‚ Colombia doesn’t have climatic seasons what let it has a warm weather in the majority of the cities and an appropriate ground for an enriching wildlife. Nowadays‚ Colombia has become a potential country for making business and travelling around‚ with places like
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looks like if everything were made out of gold. This magical place is real and it’s called Cartagena‚ one of the many touristic places in Colombia. Today I want to inform you about Colombia‚ some of its facts‚ the different places‚ activities‚ and food that my country has to offer to the tourists. In fact‚ according to the British magazine Wanderlust Colombia was named the second “best country” to visit in 2014. As a Colombian I feel that is my duty to help to improve the country’s image‚ especially
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foreign investment and promote the exportations. In order to boost the image of COLOMBIA‚ in 2007 the Ministry of Tourism and International Affairs developed a brand called COLOMBIA IS PASSION. After a briefly SWOT analysis‚ strengths as people‚ culture‚ natural resources and history‚ were established as well as the weaknesses‚ consequences from the scourge of violence and Illegal drug trade. Nevertheless Colombia has a great opportunity through brand strategy in order to wipe off the threat
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Doing Business in Colombia | Colombian Social and Business Culture A Colombian Culture Overview Fact File o o o o o o o Official name – Republic of Colombia Population – 45‚644‚023* Official Languages – Spanish Currency – Colombian peso (COP) Capital city – Bogotá GDP – purchasing power parity $399.4 billion* GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $8‚900 * Overview Colombia is a country with a unique culture influenced by a fusion of its indigenous Indian‚ Spanish and African
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Colombia‚ the country that exports the best coffee is situated in the south side of the American continent. The Atlantic and Pacific oceans surround the occidental coast. The green mountains from the Amazon forest are in the south of the country‚ and are full of a variety of exotic animals and beautiful flowers that are exported to many places in the world. However‚ this is not the reason Colombia is so popular. Colombia has the highest rate of drug trafficking in the world. Organizations as the
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To understand the influence of GI among Colombia the following four elements represent its national advantage in coffee industry. Factor conditions Due to the uniqueness of topographical factors and two rainfall seasons creates strongly national advantages. 6.4% of total area of Colombia is cultivation zones‚ and 12% of coffee production area producing “GI coffee”. It provides 11 to 12 million production possibility per year. In addition‚ in 2010‚ there were 990 airports with 196 thousand air
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internationally? The drug trafficking problem focused on Cocaine is mainly limited to three countries‚ Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia. These three countries are the main producers and traders when it comes to the Coca leaf and Cocaine. They all face problems created by the war on drugs centered on Cocaine. In Peru and Bolivia they face cultural problems when it comes to eradicating the Cocaine trade while in Colombia they face a history of violence and guerrilla groups. There are various projected solutions to
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