South America is a continent located in the Western‚ Southern Hemisphere. It is considered a subcontinent of the Americas‚ comprising twelve sovereign states: Argentina‚ Guyana‚ Paraguay‚ Peru‚ Suriname‚ Uruguay‚ Bolivia‚ Brazil‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador and Venezuela and two non-sovereign areas‚ French Guiana and the Falkland Islands (Wikipedia). The continent’s cultural and ethnic outlook is a product of the interaction of indigenous peoples with European conquerors and immigrants and‚ more locally
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Haiti‚ ever since 2010 when there was a massive earthquake Haiti had a stable economy. Their economy has been trying to recover. Haiti does not have a strong economy because of the things that were destroyed and what side effects as many crops and goods were destroyed‚ had a very large impact on the economy and the people of Haiti. Haiti does not have a strong economy. The Republic of Haiti or more known has just Haiti‚ has a semi presidential government which means there is a president alongside
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Eliminating River Blindness in Ecuador You notice a figure sitting on a porch in the North-Western region of Ecuador. As you approach it appears to be an elderly man but as you approach him you notice that he has features that you have never seen before. His skin looks as if it has been draped onto his skeletal frame causing him to lose all age indicators. Your eyes reach his and he does not make eye contact‚ a clear indication that he is blind. You approach the lizard man and ask his age‚ he
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Cheese Burger McDonald’s vs. Burger king Introduction: Everyone love’s hamburgers (unless they’re vegetarians)‚ in America more than 130 hamburgers are sold by second. In Ecuador we have 2 big representative brands of American’s hamburgers‚ burger king and McDonalds‚ they offer a huge variety of hamburgers‚ sandwiches‚ salads and desserts‚ but they are both known because of their cheeseburger‚ which is a sandwich consisting in a cooked ground meat with cheddar cheese in a sliced bread roll
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he became a figure for Peruvian struggle and the indigenous rights. Although the Spanish encomienda had been abolished in 1720‚ most natives at the time living in the Andean region of what is now Ecuador and Bolivia‚ who made up much of the population were still pushed into force
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attacked ever since it became effective in July 1993. In the past 5 years‚ it has dramatically influenced developments within the sector. Table 1: 1996: 57m. tonnes‚ annual increase 3% 4 major producers 45% world production: India‚ Brazil‚ Ecuador‚ Indonesia Cultivation: Plantations (export); independent growers (domestic/export) Main companies with plantations: Chiquita Brands‚ Dole Food ‚ Fresh Del Monte Produce PRODUCTION 1996: 79% of total production: Asia (94%); Africa (95%);
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Why should you visit and cruise around the most talked about world heritage known as Galapagos Islands? So many reasons! The chance to sunbath lazily with the Seals on the quintessential tropical beach‚ the opportunity of chattering with penguins of Bla Bla Bla Sca‚(Pun Intended) and also to watch the Clownish Booby Bird. The chance of getting up close to the old “wise” giant tortoise to hear its ancestral story of how Galapagos came into existence. The chance to go snorkeling alongside with schools
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economies‚ and provides funding for wars or terrorism. Drug trafficking and drug addiction has cost millions of lives‚ driven others from their homes‚ caused financial collapse‚ and broken up families. For example‚ according to Linda Hefrich (2010)‚ Ecuador provided political sanction for over 300‚000 Columbian refugees fleeing the drug cartels and drug related issues. Drug trafficking generates a tremendous amount of currency. This money is used to fund wars and terrorism. For example in Afghanistan
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Introduction The continent of South America has about one-eighth of the Earth’s land surface‚ situated between latitudes 12°N-55°S and longitudes 80°-35°W; no other continent has a greater latitudinal span. Eighty percent of its land mass is within the tropical zone‚ yet it extends into the subantarctic. The extensive zones of temperate and cold climates in the vicinity of the Equator‚ in the Andes‚ are unique. The land area of about 17‚519‚900-17‚529‚250 km² is under the jurisdiction of 13 countries
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