bright colors at the Colombia station‚ they caught my eye. I later learned that the colors represented their flag. The gentleman and young woman elaborate on the meaning of the colors on their flag. I was informed that‚ the yellow symbolize sovereignty and justice‚ blue as loyalty and vigilance‚ and red represents the valor shown and the victory achieved during the battles for independence from Spain. I later then‚ took it upon myself to read some interesting fun facts about Colombia on their poster board
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Pablo Escobar The paper traces Escobar’s life from humble peasant beginnings to powerful cocaine drug dealer and kingpin. The paper discusses the sound financial decisions Escobar made as well as the way he invested in legitimate projects using the funds he gained illegally. The paper explores the influence Escobar had and the way he worked‚ ultimately unsuccessfully‚ to establish a no-extradition clause into the Colombian constitution. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on December 1 1949
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from the FARC’s taxation of illicit drug production. Support for the FARC‚ however‚ is also a product of the lack of government response to the severe hardships faced by peasant farmers in the region. The history of regional guerrilla movements in Colombia began with the peasant struggles of the 1920s and 1930s. Peasant and indigenous groups organized in response to harsh working conditions imposed on day-workers by coffee plantation owners and conflicts over land tenure. These groups coalesced in
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country from an hospitality point of view : Colombia‚ Bogota Introduction: According to a study made by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels‚ four of the top spots in South America for investors are Bogotá‚ Colombia; Buenos Aires‚ Argentina; Lima‚ Peru; and Santiago‚ Chile. According to that fact‚ I will try to explain in what reasons Bogota could be better and a more attractive place for investors in the hotel industry then others. 1) Country overview Colombia is among the largest economies in South
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• Explores several aspects o Development of Barrancabermeja as a city o Nationalization of the oil industry in Colombia o Emergence of social movements in response to several conflicts The shifts of these movements • Meeting the demands of the public o Human rights activism in response to violence Thesis - Luis Van Isschot approaches the topic of human rights activism in Colombia‚ by exploring the origins of human rights activism‚ emphasizing how these social and political organizations and
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Pablo Escobar * Born December 1‚1949 in Antioquia‚ Colombia * He controlled over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the u.s * Earned popularity by sponsoring charity projects and soccer clubs‚ but terror campaigns turned public opinion against him * He began his crime early stealing tombstones while he was young. * He started buying coca paste in Bolivia and Peru‚ refine it and transport it for sale in the us. * His first kill was in 1975 killing Fabio Restrepo taking over his
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gabriel García Márquez was born on March 6‚ 1928 in the town of Aracataca‚Colombia to Gabriel Eligio García and Luisa Santiaga Márquez.Soon after García Márquez was born‚ his father became a pharmacist. In January 1929‚ his parents moved to Baranquilla while García Marquez stayed in Aracataca. He was raised by his maternal grandparents‚ Doña Tranquilina Iguarán and Colonel Nicolás Ricardo Márquez Mejía. When he was eight‚ his grandfather died‚ and he moved to his parents’
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HRM 410 Group- A BACKGROUND AMC Moves to Colombia: AMC was one of the leading coal mining company in America for a long period of time and it was among the top 300 largest private companies in America before it shifted to Colombia. AMC had a reputation of providing high quality coal‚ reliable delivery and excellent service. AMC told its workers that the company would not transfer its operations to abroad but they did eventually. AMC moved to Colombia because the country provided some very crucial
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with guerrilla organization Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – FARC) brought some tensions with the Colombia Government. The Colombian military conducted unauthorized raids on Venezuelan soil killing senior FARC rebel Raul Reyes. In 2009 Tensions between the two countries increase still further after Colombia accuses Venezuela of supplying arms to FARC rebels‚ and Mr. Chavez accuses Colombia of allowing its troops to stray over their common border. The
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President Santander and an old Venezuelan ally‚ Jose Antonio Paez. On one hand‚ Bolivar had the risky idea of creating an Andean Federation that would unite everything from “Mexico to Chile and Argentina (165). In addition‚ “to being president of Colombia (which included Venezuela and Ecuador at this point)‚ Bolivar had also been named dictator of Peru by the country’s new national assembly‚ and his ever-loyal Sucre was now president of Bolivia” (165). All of this demonstrates how Bolivar’s ambitious
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