Colombia is associated with drug cartels and mafia crime lords. But this is fundamentally wrong! Holidays in Colombia are poorly studied settlements of ancient Indian tribes, historical sights, luxury resorts with the most comfortable...
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte took the head of the board and adopted, in July 1974, the title of “Supreme Chief of the Nation.” His government under Pinochet was characterized by unleashing a harsh repression against the political...
For a long time Venezuelan literature was identified, at least in the eyes of Europeans, with the work of R. Gallegos (1884-1969); this was perfectly explainable, both for the intrinsic value of the writer,...
Basic education According to UNICEF, the Mexican nation has achieved important achievements in educational matters in recent decades [26] . Coverage in primary education in Mexico has become almost universal, representing an achievement of national public policy in...
According to topb2bwebsites, Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking state in South America. The country is located west of Argentina and south of Brazil and has a population of around 3.5 million. Typical for Uruguay...
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Yearbook 2014 Venezuela. The year was characterized by continued major financial problems. In six weeks, from the beginning of September to the middle of October, the price of oil fell by a full 16%....
Yearbook 2014 Uruguay. In the second round of the presidential election on November 30, Tabaré Vázquez from the ruling left coalition won the Breda Front (Frente Amplio, FA) by a wide margin over rival...
Yearbook 2014 Suriname.Suriname population in 2020 is estimated at 586,643. Dino Bouterse, President Desi Bouterses’s son, pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, illegal weapons possession and international terrorism at a New York court hearing in...
Yearbook 2014 Peru. On November 24, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to reject a request by former President Alberto Fujimori to alleviate his 25-year prison sentence from 2009. The motivation was that there was...
Yearbook 2014 Paraguay. Paraguay population in 2020 is estimated at 7,132,549. The social and political tensions in rural areas increased during the year. Particularly in the poor central part of the country, the conflicts...
Yearbook 2014 Guyana. A political deadlock dominated Parliament’s work during the year. Among other things, the opposition blocked a law aimed at illegal money laundering and terrorist financing. On June 19, President Donald Ramotar...
Yearbook 2014 Ecuador. In the local elections held on February 23, President Rafael Correa, for the first time during his long term, suffered a major electoral defeat. Despite his strong commitment to supporting the...
Yearbook 2014 Colombia. Colombia population in 2020 is estimated at 50,882,902. President Juan Manuel Santos was re-elected in the second round of the presidential election on June 15 after lying to rival Óscar Iván...
Yearbook 2014 Chile. Chile population in 2020 is estimated at 19,116,212. President Michelle Bachelet faced several challenges during the year. Already in March, just over a week after it was installed for a second...
Yearbook 2014 Brazil. The year was largely marked by two events: the presidential election and the World Cup. The second round was won on October 29 by incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of the Labor...
Yearbook 2014 Bolivia. Bolivia population in 2020 is estimated at 11,673,032. President Evo Morales won an overwhelming victory in the October 12 presidential election. According to the National Electoral Commission, he won over 61%...
Yearbook 2014 Argentina. On October 19, Argentina became the first Latin American country to send a geostationary telecommunications satellite into space. The satellite, Arsat-1, was launched from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana....
South America belongs to the American continent, which is also formed by Central America and North America. South America has its limits to the east with the Atlantic Ocean, to the west with the...