The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations‚ and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that
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Embargo The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created in 1960 with the idea of unifying and protecting the interests of petroleum-producing countries. The members of this organization include: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Venezuela‚ Qatar‚ Indonesia‚ Libya‚ The United Arab Emirates‚ Algeria‚ and Nigeria. Their goal was to slowly take over the function of the companies‚ at least in production‚ and then increase the amount of revenues they could retain. Despite that‚ their impact
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several ranges‚ often two great ranges‚ named Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Occidental‚ often separated by an intermediatedepression. The Andes mountains extend over seven countries:Argentina‚ Bolivia‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Peru‚ and Venezuela‚ some of which are known as Andean States. The Andes mountain range is the highest mountain range outsideAsia. The highest peak‚ Aconcagua‚ rises to 6‚962 m (22‚841 ft)above sea level. The summit of Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorean Andes is the
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called Bacatá. The new city became the vice-regal capital of New Granada in 1717. It was captured by Simón Bolívar in 1819 and was the capital of the independent nation of Great Colombia (which included modern day Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Panama‚ and Venezuela). It became the capital of New Granada (later renamed Colombia) in 1830 when Great Colombia was dissolved. The city grew slowly because Bogotanos (cachacos) wished to preserve their old culture. They cherished their churches‚ convents‚ homes (built
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United States of America is a great country‚ just like Venezuela or North Korea. Having a corrupt government does not make a nation ‘bad.’ Having a corrupt government is like a car driving off a cliff‚ the car will explode into the abyss‚ and there is nothing you can do about it. Greatly‚ United States is still not floating in midair‚ right now it is on the point of the cliff. That’s why many do not consider it ‘that’ corrupt compared to other countries. Something those people are not considering
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Description: The rainbow parrotfish is the largest fish in the Atlantic to eat plants. Males can grow to lengths of 1.2 meters‚ or almost 4 feet long. There are two forms of males. “Initial phase” is the phase when males are drab in color and have a similar appearance to females. In the “terminal phase”‚ males are neon and rainbow colored; this is where their name comes from. The fins are orange with streaks of green branching towards the back and tail. They have teeth that are merged to form a tough
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Jones raised money to fund his own church that would spread his Marxist idea. He saw the way African Americans were treated as outcasts in society as he was an outcast himself. He decided the best way to spread his beliefs would be through the church. That would the Peoples Temple. It was originally created for interracial gatherings for the homeless and sick.The Peoples Temple was formed in Indianapolis‚ Indiana in mid-1950s. Jones managed to secure an affiliation with the Disciples of Christ. With
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make farming a constantly difficult proposition. Mestizo-Transitional Region — surrounds the Amerind-subsistence region‚ This is the zone of mixture between European and Amerindian — African in coastal sections of Venezuela‚ Colombia‚ and northeastern Brazil. Undifferentiated Region — This region’s characteristics are hard to classify. Some of the Amerindian people live in the interior Amazon Basin and remain isolated from changes in South America
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Colombia is a country in South America. We are bordered by Brazil‚ Peru‚ Ecuador‚ and Venezuela. We have 47 million people. In Colombia some environmental issues include air pollution from vehicle emissions. However‚ Colombia we are well know for riding bikes and walking because we have excellent transportation infrastructure in our cities like sidewalks‚ special lanes for busses‚ special lanes bikes‚ cable cars and many other public transportation options that are inexpensive. In Colombia
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approach when it came to learn English because unlike him‚ other stories from the people on both videos‚ and those of my classmates‚ I had never received an English education previous to the one I have gotten in the U.S. I am from a small city in Venezuela‚ before I moved to the US at sixteen I went to a public catholic school for middle school. In the school English was not even part of the curriculum. I was never exposed to the languages as a little girl because the school system back in my city
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