meringue to the steely Trinidad Calypso. It all comes together to create the Caribbean scenario‚ one that lingers in your mind and taste buds after you have left. The Arawaks were the first to settle in the Caribbean. First venturing to Guyana‚ and Venezuela‚ then they made their way to Trinidad‚ Bahamas‚ Jamaica‚ and Cuba. The Caribs followed and waged war on the Arawaks and then Europeans came and enslaved them. This gave us Caribbean people a combination of foods and culture. The Arawaks and Caribs
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understanding about what life was like in Colombia. I figured researching Colombian cuisine would extend my knowledge‚ and give me more information about common foods in other countries. Colombia is located in northern South America‚ and borders Venezuela‚ Panama‚ Brazil‚ Peru‚ and Ecuador. Throughout Colombia there is multiple different climates‚ and common foods are dependent on the region and climate. Therefore‚ I decided to find the common foods served in this country and explain them by regions
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charity. The organisation was actually established in a coffee shop in London. There first focus was ‘Pit Ponies’ who were ponies that worked in the coal mines. Workers were not keen on fashion especially when it was to do with animals. In 1898‚ Venezuela (South America) 1 million egrets (birds) were killed due to fashion. In 1835 bull baiting and Bear baiting were eradicated completely due to the hard work of RSPCA. If RSPCA could be described in 1 phrase then it would be that they do anything
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restricting land development or creating preserves. Brown spider monkey The brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey is a critically endangered species of spider monkey‚ a type of New World monkey‚ from northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Its taxonomic history has been confusing‚ and in the past it has been treated as a subspecies of either the Geoffroy’s spider monkey or the white-fronted spider monkey. Like all spider monkeys‚ it has very long‚ spindly limbs and a lengthy prehensile
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raise prices and profits Cartel is defined by a group of firms entering into this collusive agreement Example : OPEC Consists of: Algeria‚ Angola‚ Ecuador‚ Iran‚ Iraq‚ Kuwait‚ Libya‚ Nigeria‚ Qatar‚ Saudi Arabia‚ the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. OPEC did an oil embargo in 1973 which lasted one year and oil prices quadrupled. This caused cost-push inflation in many countries which depended on OPEC. What determines the success or failure of cartels? 1. Barriers to entry 2. Demand
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Country Fact Page: Puerto Rico Official Country Name: Puerto Rico Location: North America- Puerto Rico is an island meaning no countries border it. Countries close would be the Dominican Republic to the west‚ US Virgin Islands to the east‚ Venezuela to the south(across the Caribbean Sea)‚ and the US to the north. Capital: San Juan Size of Puerto Rico Compared To A State: Roughly 3 times bigger than Rhode Island President (Puerto Rico is territory of USA. There is no president just for Puerto
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INTRODUCTION The Niger Delta of Nigeria is among the richest deltas in the world. Other major deltas are either famous for crude oil and natural gas (Amazon in Brazil‚ Orionoco in Venezuela‚ Mississippi in the U.S.A.‚ Mahakarn in Indonesia) or grow mainly rice (e.g. Indus in Pakistan‚ Ganges in Bangladesh‚ Mekong in Vietnam). The Niger Delta however has huge oil and gas reserves and ranks as the world’s sixth largest exporter of crude oil and the second largest producer of palm oil‚ after Malaysia
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New Year Trivia Check out these unique collection of New Year Trivia! The collection includes some of the most bizarre and peculiar New Year rituals from across the world. Surprise yourself by reading these New Year Fun Facts or perplex your guests by framing questions around these jolly fun-facts in the New Year Quiz you plan to host. Baby New Year Tradition Tradition of using a baby to signify the New Year was started by ancient Greeks around 600 B.C. They would carry a baby around in a
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instead of reaching Japan as he had intended‚ Columbus landed in the Bahamas archipelago‚ at a locale he named San Salvador. Over the course of three more voyages‚ Columbus visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles‚ as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America‚ claiming them for the Spanish Empire. Though Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas. Columbus’s voyages led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas‚ inaugurating a period of European
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Atlantic Ocean. It has a number of oceanic archipelagos in addition to its mainland area. Brazil is bordered by every other country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. All of the countries that Brazil borders are French Guiana‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ Venezuela‚ Colombia‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Uruguay‚ Paraguay‚ and Argentina. Brazil is located at 10 00 S and 55 00 W. Many people would say that it has a prime location for exporting because it is so close to the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil takes advantage of its location
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