Balboa stood on the cliffs of Darien in modern Panama. In fact‚ in 1880 a French group led by Ferdinand de Lesseps put together a company with the capital of thousands of investors to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama‚ back then still part of Colombia. But corruption‚ miserable engineering plans and the harsh realities of the Central American jungle with its rainy season floods‚ earthquakes‚ yellow fever and malaria doomed de
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SPORTGRAPHY JUAN ERAZO WEDNESDAY‚ MARCH 13 2013 My life as an athlete My name is Juan Erazo and I was born in a Cali‚ Colombia where soccer is the most important‚ viewed and practiced sport. My sport life started when I was 5‚ but not by playing soccer. My father was a really good basketball player. I loved watching his games along with learning his techniques during practices. He was my hero‚ I looked up to him and I just wanted to play basketball like he did. This was the reason I
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since I didn’t have any. This dead body was a blessing for my family and I. Not everyday I get this lucky. When I get home I play with my one my legged friends. No‚ they weren’t born with one leg‚ they lost it in the mountains picking coca leaves. Colombia has the highest percentage of land mine victims in the world. The gorillas and paramilitary have set up land mines all over the mountain to protect the coca leaves from intruders. A majority of my friends have a missing arm or leg. One time I was
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Colombia has several folkloric/traditional music styles/dances. One of the most popular is the Cumbia. Cumbia have spread to other countries. When danced in shows for the public the dancers wear clothing that were used in old times: Men would wear white pants and shirts‚ a hat (usually the style that used to be hand made)‚ a large colorful handkerchief‚ handmade style sandals‚ and a machete (a large knife used to cut plants). Women would wear colorful long skirts (often black with decorations and
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report on mexican drug cartels to the U.S. Congress.(2007) 4-http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/mexico/2010/12/jail-breaks-and-cartel-manpower-woes.html (article on jailbreak) 5-http://www.beckleyfoundation.org/pdf/BriefingPaper_16.pdf 6-John Bailey- Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative: Policy Twins or Distant Cousins?(February 9‚ 2009)
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Rafael Yee World Geography 11/12/2012 Elimination of Darien´s Gap Who will it truly benefit? Intro Darien´s Gap is an undeveloped‚ thick forest dividing Panama from Colombia. It is very short‚ about 160km‚ but because of the thickness of the forest and swamps it is very difficult to pass through it to go to Colombia. There is a wide debate that has been going through a long time ago deciding whether to open it or not. There are many reasons and factors that may be positive and also negatives
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Being Born in the Most Crowded Island in the World In the photograph three afro-Colombian children are paddling around Santa Cruz de Islote Island in Colombia. It is a colorful picture that allows people to appreciate the marvelous colors‚ such as coral blue and dark blue of the South Caribbean Sea in Colombian North Coast‚ showing the astounding green colors in the background of Mucura Island. Despite being one small island‚ Santa Cruz the Islote is known as the most crowded island in the world
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Introduction Panama is a part of American nations. This country locates in the north of Colombia and in the south of Costa Rica. Panama City is the capital city of Panama. Panama has tropical weather. The rainy seasons began from April until December. Many rain forests and mangrove swamplands grow in Panama. (Mapsofworldcom‚ 2015) in early 16th century Panama was under Spanish colony‚ and Panama became independent in 1903. (Robert kelly ‚ c2015) (Googlech‚ 2015) Republic of Panama
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PESTLE A PESTLE analysis is a framework used to evaluate an organisations external macro-environment. 1When used‚ a business will analyse the multiple factors that are out of their control. By doing this a business can be aware and prepared for future changes. Political factors take into account the political situation of a country. Regulations put in place by governments will determine how a business has to operate‚ so a business will have to consider trade and labour laws‚ tax policies‚ environmental
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PESTLE Analysis Political Political stability – knowing where you stand as a business with regard to what the government aim to do. This will give you more certainty. A change in government could create uncertainty. The Coalition government are trying to encourage and support small businesses as they see this as a key way to boost the economy Economical Changes in the level of consumer spending. If recession‚ consumers will generally spend less therefore parents might choose not to send the children
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