the world. But Columbia alone hosts a great deal of these life forms. The focus on Columbia is necessary because the biological entities are diverse and numerous. Research from Columbia’s Biodiversity reveals the copious life in this country. Colombia houses more life forms than most countries in Latin America or the Caribbean. The country is geographically diverse ‚ so it is no surprise that Columbia could lose much due to the change in their cropping system a lot to lose so much of the change
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Form of government and national politics • Colombia achieved independence from Spain in 1819. • The country is governed by a national constitution‚ amended on July 5‚ 1991. • Colombia has three branches of Public Power: The Executive‚ the Legislative and the Judiciary. • Colombia has a democratically-elected representative system with a strong executive branch. The President is elected to a non-renewable‚ four-year term. The President is both the chief of state and
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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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As we know‚ Colombia is still considered a developing country‚ not only because it shows many of the general characteristics that define that type of countries‚ but also because there’s one of those characteristics that is specially noticeable: poverty. Values from last year affirm that approximately 32.7% of the population in the country lives under poverty conditions. The causes for such a high percentage are many‚ but there are two main reasons that we’re going to analyze in this essay: the government
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pollution‚ levels that may represent a high risk for the population’s health and certainly a reduction in the quality of life of its inhabitants. Bogotá‚ capital of Colombia‚ is one of the largest cities of Latin America; with a population of around 6.5 million and an annual growth rate of 2.081 percent it is the largest urban center in Colombia; it also has the highest rates of environmental deterioration of the country. Air pollution has increased dramatically lately‚ due mainly to the uncontrolled
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Sex Trafficking is Human Trafficking Walden University As I prepared for this assignment I wanted to research the subject matter of Human Trafficking‚ I believed this was an international issue that would prepare me for working with issues in third world countries. Instead I was confronted with the realization that this occurs not only in the United States‚ but in my own state of Wisconsin. The issue at hand‚ sexual trafficking of minors occurring every
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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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Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a booming international trade‚ making billions of dollars at the expense of millions of victims. Many are children‚ are robbed of their dignity and freedom. Holly was just a 14 year old girl who was depressed and seeking out love and affection‚ when a pimp easily lured her into human trafficking. This happens every day all around the world. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime‚ has launched a Global Initiative to fight human trafficking. This
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Living in two different countries is an experience that opens people’s mind to a new way of thinking. In my case‚ I have lived in Colombia and in the United States‚ and now I understand better United States than ever before. Colombia and the United States have differences in geography‚ traditions‚ and economy. The first difference is the geography. Colombia has 32 states. This country is located in South America. There are mountains almost everywhere in the country‚ but especially where the Amazons
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Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a big problem in the world. In1865‚ President Abraham Lincoln and the United States Congress ratified the 13th Amendment of the Constitution which states neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States.1 Over the past decade‚ trafficking in human beings has reached epidemic proportions. No country is immune‚ including the United States. Traffickers operate in our own country‚ stalking our own citizens‚ especially our children
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