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Historical Event South America
549 wordsIn December of 1915 a huge step for the rights of Peasants in Peru was taken. Juan Pevez was born in Ica, Peru and in 1915 he lead an uprising against the Picasso family who ran the that Pevez worked on. In Water! , an excerpt from Pevez's autobiography, a dispute over rights to water is described and how the peasants overcame. Southern Peru does not see much rain during the year, so when it does come it is an extremely valued commodity. In December 1915 a very unusual thing happened. The water ...
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Santa Cruz Revolutionary Movement
2,024 wordsGeography Bolivia is bounded on the north and east by Brazil, on the southeast by Paraguay, on the south by Argentina, and on the west by Chile and Peru. Bolivia, along with Paraguay, is the only South American country without direct access to the sea. Going in the northern-southern direction the maximum length of Bolivia is about 1530 km (about 950 mi); its width, in an eastern-western direction, is about 1450 km (about 900 mi). The area is 1, 098, 581 sq. km (about 424, 165 sq. mi), making it ...
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Beata And Tapada Squatter Homes Shawl
790 wordsMuch to my surprise, the Peruvian society consists of a distinct and diverse culture, one, which would not be envisioned for the current twenty-first century. It is a society in which I, as an American, look at as unusual and peculiar. This course has opened my eyes to something way beyond my comprehension of a society living today. In the article I have found describing Peru as A State of Decay, I discovered what the ideal Peruvian family lives like in todays society. Until the 1950 s, most rur...
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Inca Empire Sun God
1,440 wordsThe empire of the Incas was a great, although brief, period in Peru's colorful past. There were many differing tribes that inhabited the land pre-Inca empire. However, the last of the people to inhabit Peru (pre-Spanish Invasion) constructed a vast empire that homogenized the tribes, and replaced the differences with a highly developed kind of welfare state. The Was, Changes, and Chan Chan are just a few of the other peoples that had populated Peru at various times. It would be a difficult task ...
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Inca Emperor Three Years Pizarro
562 wordsFrancisco Pizarro was born in the year 1445 in Trujillo, Spain, a small town near Caceres, Spain. He was the son of a Spanish infantry captain. He spent his childhood in one of the poorest regions of Spain with his grandparents. He never really learned to read and write. In 1502, he traveled to the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola with the governor of that Spanish colony. Pizarro took part in an expedition to Columbia in 1510, and three years later accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in a journey th...
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1 000 Population Roman Catholic
1,513 wordsDESTINATION: La Paz, BOLIVIA Facts at a Glance Full country name: Republic of Bolivia Area: 1, 098, 580 sq km (428, 446 sq mi) Population: 7, 826, 350 Capital city: La Paz (pop 1, 000, 000) and Sucre (pop 100, 000) People: 30 % Quechua Indian, approx 28 % mestizo, 25 % Aymar Indian, approx 10 % European (principally Spanish) Language: Spanish but most Indians speak either Quechua or Aymar; composite dialects of Spanish-Aymar and Spanish-Quechua are also widely spoken Religion: 95 % Roman Catholi...
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La Paz Santa Cruz
1,526 words... y guidelines As a rule, visitors fare best with US dollars, which are the only foreign currency accepted throughout Bolivia. Currencies of neighboring countries may be exchanged in border areas and at certain La Paz casas de cambio. All casas de cambio change cash dollars and some also change travelers' checks. You can often change money in travel agencies, jewelery or appliance stores and pharmacies. When exchanging money, ask for the cash in small denominations, as there are chronic proble...
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People Of Color Puerto Rico
941 wordsThe economies of Cuba and Puerto Rico are very similar during the 16 th, 17 th, and 18 th centuries. As Spain colonized these two islands in the 16 th century under the idea that gold was abundant. Thus in turn the islands became a safe port for Spain and her vessels. It also set out to be a huge migration from the Spain to the islands, because everyone was set to search for gold... This turned out to be short lived as the mining of gold peaked in 1517 till 1819. By Spain using Cuba and Puerto R...
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Vargas Llosa Presidential Elections
1,107 wordsIntroduction Discussion Peru background Peru presidential elections Fujimori strategy Fujimori economic plan Citizens reaction to Fujimori rule Fujimori and army Achievements in economy Conclusion Fujimori This essay explores sociocultural aspects of the Fujimori phenomenon, particularly his significance as symbol or force that expressed popular aspirations that institutional political formulas could not fulfill in 1990 - 1992. From the electoral triumph that first swept him into the presidency ...
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U S Citizens Body Of Water
1,453 wordsBolivia is located in the west-central part of South America and is the fifth largest country of the continent having an area about twice the size of Spain. Bolivia is landlocked bordering five countries; Brazil on the northeast, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west. The main physical feature of Bolivia is the Andes Mountains, which define the countrys three geographic zones. First is the Altiplano, or plateau region, which lies between the Cordillera...
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16 Th Century Santa Cruz
2,166 wordsIf you don t know anything about Bolivia don t be alarmed, you are not the only one. In my paper I will tell you a lot more than you need to know. Bolivia is actually an interesting country that was the last country in South America to get its independence from Spain. Bolivia has been through many reformations and has been lead by many leaders. It is not an economically stable country and does not have the best living conditions. But Bolivia does supply the world with important minerals, and is ...
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Native American First European
367 wordsThe first European Chile Chile The first European to visit what is now Chile was the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who landed at Chile? Island following his voyage, in 1520, through the strait that now bears his name. The region was then known to its native population as Chile, a Native American word meaning snow. At the same time of Magellans visit, most of Chile south of the Rape River was dominated by the Araucanians, a Native American tribe remarkable for its fighting ability. The ...
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High Blood Pressure Las Vegas
1,047 wordsCreative Story: Grandpa By Eddy Arevalo We were going to Las Vegas for vacation. I was looking foward to having a lot of fun there. When we finally got to Las Vegas, it felt like an oven jacked up all the way. When we got to the room it felt like when you open a refrigerator. Then we went to see all the major attractions, like Cesar's Palace, this was one of my favorites because when you go inside the roof looks like the sky inside of a building. I also took some pictures in front of the hotel n...
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Latin American Countries Democratically Elected
1,852 wordsBriefly, democracy is a matter of degree and quality. Confusion often arises in discussion about democracy. This stems from the different premises people have in mind when they use the term. In my opinion, most people fail to specify their underlying premises, and we often incorporate into our sense of democracy disparate factors that may or may not relate to it. To avoid such confusion, we must identify the key ideas central to democracy and clarify precisely how the term will be used. The best...
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Inca Empire Civil War
506 wordsFrancisco Pizarro and his merry men Pizarro was born in 1476 and was assassinated in 1541. He was a Spanish explorer and conqueror of Peru noted for his courage, cruelty, and for his abilities as a military leader. Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain. He came to America in 1510 and took part in a number of exploratory expeditions, including that of Vasco de Balboa, which resulted in 1513 in Balboa claiming the Pacific Ocean and all the land it touched for Spain. Probably the biggest real-estate ...
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Sixteenth Century Spanish Conquest
2,074 wordsImperialism is the practice by which powerful nations or peoples seek to extend and maintain control or influence over weaker nations (Freeman 2). Some people associate imperialism solely with the economic expansion of capitalist states, others reserve the term for European expansion after 1870. Imperialism and colonialism are similar in meaning and are often used interchangeably. However, there are distinctions between the two (Freeman 3). Colonialism usually implies formal political control in...
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Endangered Species Sexual Maturity
1,685 wordsThe Spectacled Bear, or Tremarctos Ornatus, is an endangered species. This rare bear can only be found in a few elusive spots in the world. Many endangered species all over the world don? t deserve the respect and care that they need. That is why many endangered species often become extinct or remain on the endangered species list for the remainder of their survival on Earth. Today, as more species become endangered, more people become involved in their care. Many things are being done to save e...
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Slave Labor Latin America
1,219 wordsHow Some Black Slaves were able to free themselves in Colonial America. The history of Blacks under the yoke of slavery is not a kind one. Colonial (A) Latin America was the first and perhaps the worst perpetrator in the crime of slavery. Brought from across the sea to work without wages and to suffer horrible treatment the African element of Latin American society lived a life of extreme disadvantage. Eventually the restrictions placed upon Blacks and the measure of prejudice against them lesse...
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Tupac Amaru Pre Columbian
868 wordsA child rebels against his father, because he thinks that his fathers rules are unjust; he thinks that if he rebels then maybe his father will change those rules. Rebellion may manifest itself itself in many ways: the child may refuse to eat, do his homework or even throw a temper tantrum. Some historians have argued that the above situation was very similar to the latin american uprising against the spanish crown. Although spain thought of the colonies as little sons, in need protection from re...
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Form Of Government Neighboring Countries
739 wordsColombia is located in the northwestern part of South America. Colombia's neighboring countries are Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador. It has coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Their relations with these countries are very good because of the trading factor. Colombia's relations with Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador are very strong because they are all apart of a trading agreement known as the Andean Group. Colombia's relations with Brazil and Panama are also very stro...
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