BRIEF HISTORY Several Indian tribes inhabited Venezuela before any European settlers arrived. Christopher Columbus was the first European explorer to reach Venezuela in 1498. During the 1500s, Spaniards would come to collect pearls that could be found around the Venezuelan islands. By the 1700s, Ven...

Golazo is a local Seattle company that started in October 2010 by co-founders Richard Tait and Alex Rosnast in order to provide energy and sports drink goods. The name Golazo came from the Spanish word meaning a brilliant goal in soccer (Golazo, 2010). Often, passionate soccer fans scream this word ...

Colombia is a very interesting country. It is rich in land and culture, and is a very important part of Latin society. Colombia is 1,138910 square kilometers. This is roughly the size of Spain, France, and Portugal together. It is also the only South American country whose lands touch both the Pacif...

In the aftermath of global economic crises in Asia and Russia to threats of default by Latin American nations, there is a pursuit for better monetary arrangements that are more crisis proof. At the root of many of these problems has been policy; resulting in problems such as hyperinflation. Gradual...

OPEN VEINS OF LATIN AMERICA Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America looks at the political, economic and social history of Latin America. Mr. Galeano argues that the More Developed Countries played a main role in the "Lesser Developed Country" status Latin America has been...

Argentina Today Introduction Argentina, officially recognized as the Argentine Republic, is a South American country with a capitol named Buenos Aires. Within Latin America, the country of Argentina is second in size next to Brazil and fourth in population behind Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Thi...

Same Races, Different Faces In "Black vs. White" is not a story only seen in the United States of America. It is a problem which has, and still continues to plague many sections of the world. This problem, in many instances, goes beyond a stereotypical belief that the battle is fought due to cu...

 It all started on July 30th, 1909 when Juan Bosch was born to a Catalan father and a Puerto Rican mother. Juan Bosch was born in La Vega, Dominican Republic where most of the income came from farming. Due to Bosch's surrounding he grew up close to peasants and landowners, even though his ...

The Monroe Doctrine The nineteenth century was an exciting and vibrant era that not only dramatically altered the physical face of our nation due to the rapid development of large cities and manufacturing facilities, but also helped modify and shape the values that have come to define our Amer...

American Views America is a place of freedom and independence. Our country is considered by most to be the "best" country in the world. America has not always been what it is now. Explorers, settlers, and Indians all affected the American continent and made it into what it is today. ...

What Were the Prime Motivations in the Conduct of US Foreign Policy From 1898-1941? Primarily the United States entered the world political spectrum following its comprehensive victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War (1895-1898) and it was to prove the forbearer of American foreign polic...

South America. One simple word, and dozens of ideas, thoughts, pictures, people and places swarm into your head. A continent full of exotic and eccentric customs, but so many similarities to our own country, the United States. One thing's for sure, they certainly don't skimp on their celeb...

In 1979, Managua, the capitol of Nicaragua, had its government overthrown by the leftist Sandinista rebels. Sandinista rule quickly produced its own excesses, resulting in civil war for most of the 1980s. The conflict ended in 1990. However, Sandinistas continue to maintain considerable influence...

"As early as 1522 Spanish invaders reported that the Carib tribes in Venezuela used a black, gooey substance for many purposes. The viscous material was crude oil. It was not until the 1950s, however, that oil production began in Venezuela. Oil accounts for a quarter of the nation's gross...

Mural painting is one of the oldest and most important forms of artistic, political and social expression. Mexican muralists, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros revived this form of painting in Mexico. Their murals were based on the political and social conditions of the...

The alternating struggles for political independence in Brazil and Cuba. One may be stating the obvious by saying that both Cuba and Brazil are both Latin American countries when asked to make a comparison between the two. But this is one of a very shortlist of similarities between these two very...

Four Main Causes of Latin American Independence During colonization of the New World in the early sixteenth century, explorers sought fame and fortune in the wilds of Central and South America. Two countries stand out as key players in the colonization of that area; Spain and Portugal. ...

An amazing work of fiction set in Latin America written by this talented writer is Of Love And Shadows, which was also adapted into a motion picture. This book among others demonstrated a great talent of Isabel Allende and also won her "Book of the year" awards in many countries. As in H...

International Marketing Plan In today's world, we normally distinguish the valuable importance that globalization and technology has in our daily lives. The first step that the globalization process requires us without exceptions is the fact of actually being where the real action is. Sinc...

FTAA: A Risk for Latin America All pregnant women deserve the right to keep a job in safety conditions, but this is not the case for Laura Martinez, A 19 year old single pregnant women who lives in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Laura already has a one year old child. In order to feed herself and her chi...

Dancing on a Volcano: The Latin America drug trade Drugs are a worldwide concern and can be found in probably every society on the planet. There is so much done to prevent drug trade but yet it still flourishes all over the globe. The drug trade is a $100 billion industry annually that will a...

The kidnapping of business executives is a growth industry in Latin America, thanks to increased opportunity, weak law enforcement and the continued disparity between poverty and wealth. For Samuel Doria Medina, it was the worst experience of his 37-year life: 45 days in captivity outside of Boliv...

In chapter thirty-one many different aspects of 20th century Latin America are discussed. After the passing of the 19th century Latin America was not only able to continue to function without creating a new nationhood but also able to stay away from warfare and conflicts that would destroy the cou...

Information economy or the other words, knowledge economy is vey hot in the last two years in China though a lot of people still have no clear idear about this conception. American economic structure's change gives us a good example. In my personal opinion that the most part in the world still kee...

The Haitians are rising up in rebellion again, seizing a clutch of miserable towns and cities. They're killing, burning, and looting in an aftermath of overthrowing President Aristide, partly because they believe he stole an election but mostly because he's failed to give his people a shred of hop...