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    hand stitched clothing‚ and herbal remedies. In my country of Ecuador for instance‚ main cities sit alone in the center of large rain forests. This basically means that the nearest cities are usually several hours away from each other. Even though the distance isnt that great‚ the travel requires driving through many curves and around large mountains. This however does not mean that the next human being is also hours away‚ in Ecuador the native tribes reside in the forests that surrounded the civilized

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    Simon Bolivar was one of South America’s greatest generals and political leaders. Whose victories over the Spanish empire led to the independence of Bolivia‚ Panamá‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ and Peru. Simon was born on July 25‚ 1783 in Caracas‚ Venezuela. His parents past away when he was but a child‚ only 9 years old. He then moved to Spain at the age of 9 years old‚ where he was raised by his nanny Hipolita and his tutor Simon Rodriguez. As for his education‚ he was homeschooled by a fair

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    in Peru and Ecuador had access to fresh seafood along the coast of the Southern Pacific Ocean. The Humboldt current supplied the region with a rich variety of fish‚ squid‚ and shellfish. Smaller tribes along the coast‚ took raw seafood and created a basic version of ceviche. They would season the raw fish with chile peppers‚ salt‚ and herbs. Fruit marinades such as chichi and tumbo were used to complete this primitive dish. As Spanish and indigenous culture merged into Peru and Ecuador‚ the natives

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    savage. This named was originally assigned to the indians of the South East orient of Ecuador by the first European explorers to become aware of their existence. Jivaro is the name that linguists and anthropologists have assigned to the Amazon tribes Shuar‚ Huambisa‚ Aguaruna‚ Achuar and Shiviar who share the same language with slight variations in dialect. The historical center of the Jivaro was in Macas‚ Ecuador. Over the years after the Spanish conquest they migrated south‚ eventually occupying

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    employment. A good example will be a welcome letter‚ emails‚ or any other document that has information about her employment and duties. Luckily for her‚ in the state of New York a handshake deal is a legally binding document such in the case of Texaco and Pennzoil in 1984. Also‚ if Paula can present witnesses in court that were aware of the business or employment offer‚ she can enforce it just like a written contract. The terms or even existence of her contract is somewhat hard to prove in court

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    customer. Cacao farmers were wealthy‚ but they squandered their wealth in luxuries mansions and travels. Nowadays cacao farmers still maintain the quality of the cocoa beans yet fail to develop the primary resource into an industrialized good. If Ecuador has one of the elite cocoa beans thorough the continent why can we produce an exclusive product? The following quotes increased my aspirations and have inspired me to accomplish a significant

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    surfing the web‚ and a lot of good luck‚ I found a job as an English teacher in Ecuador. Volunteering in Ecuador was the greatest experience of my life. I spent 20 hours a week in the classroom teaching restless 8th graders the basics of the language. Having had zero teaching experience‚ my time in the classroom proved to be equally educational for the both myself‚ and the students. Classes would end in the early Ecuador‚ and the afternoon was dedicated to volunteer work in the indigenous communities

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    your route to avoid the build up of smashed bottles in the sand. A homeless man lies ahead of you. A plastic bag washes up on the shore along with a dead blowfish. When you think of the town of Atacames‚ the vibrant party town on the coast of Ecuador‚ it is inevitable to avoid seeing the griminess of the beach. A paradise with so much beauty also bears the scars of the negligence of its inhabitants.

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    Introduction Numerous movements have been implemented in the Amazon in attempts to alleviate inequality. Until now‚ most have focused on stimulating economic growth. Although the GDPs of many South American countries grew substantially over these periods of time‚ this growth came at the cost of environmental degradation through deregulated extractivism and did not improve living conditions for the many people living in extreme poverty. In fact‚ development projects often displace traditional and

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    The traditional weapon used by the Huaorani is the tapa‚ a lance two meters long‚ with one end shaped like a harpoon and the other forming a sharp point. The lance is used to hunt large prey‚ including the ure and the amo‚ two types of wild pigs‚ and also to kill human beings. When carried for the latter purpose‚ the lance used to be decorated with colourful feathers. The blowgun‚ or umena‚ is used only for hunting monkeys and birds. The Huaorani love to hunt‚ and they describe heaven as a place

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