What country in latin america is most like the u.s? |
| i have to do some research for a project. what country is most like the u.s ;birth and death rate, # of cell phone users, etc.... |
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Peru or Italy? Which one do u prefer for vacation? |
I will take some vacation in mid-May for 8 days... which one do u recon?
Peru or Italy? What places should I visit?... |
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Is January a good time to visit Costa Rica? |
| My husband's client told him that he could stay at his vacation home whenever he wanted. We wanted to go on our anniversary in January. Will it be nice?... |
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Where to stay in costa rica? |
| I am venturing off to costa rica this feb and march to chill out, swim, and write some books. I live in nyc so im going there to escape from it all. I'm in the dark about which side to choose ... |
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Which Central American country is best? |
| I am traveling to Central America with 7 of my friends, guys and girls are mixed. Which country is best for us? We looked into Costa Rica, Belize, or Honduras. What matters most to us are nice ... |
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I am planning a trip to Bogota, Columbia? |
| What are the must see's while I am there?... |
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Best way to travel around Costa Rica? ? |
| We are going to Costa Rica in early November. We like to figure out where to go and what to do on the fly so we usually rent a car. I've heard that driving is very stressful. What is the best ... |
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Spanish language school ..mexico or costa rica? |
i need to improve my spanish and i want to go to playa tamarindo or playa del carmen... does anyone know which destination is more popular among teenagers/college students from january to march?
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How much will cost me a week in Costa Rica? |
| I'm going to Costa Rica and I will be staying in Jaco Beach, I'm wondering how much it will cost me (food and drinks only) if I am going to be partying 5 days of the week.... |
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What is a good place in Costa Rica to make a billboard on? |
| In spanish class we are making little billboards of places in Costa Rica. What is an interesting and colorful place i can make mine of. One example would be somewhere like Buru ri ri (sp?) It is a ... |
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Is Costa Rica in the Caribbean? |
| I know its in Central America but is it somehow in the caribbean? Because for example if someone asked you where in the caribbean would you go, would Costa Rica be a valid answer?... |
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Where's the best place in South America for an American to travel too? |
| A place where they are likely to speak english, or a good currency exchange, or American friendly.... |
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Do you think it is a good idea to buy a house and move in Ecuador? |
| I am a US citizen. I am concerned about the cost of living, the quality of life and the value of the investment.... |
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Did anyone travel around south amercia?? |
| I want to travel around all south america by car... does anyone have any information about that? where should i start and end... dangeours areas, should i by a car or rent? how long would take me? ... |
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Has Latin America ever had conflict with another country/region over mountains, rivers, other geog. features? |
If so, with what country...and what was the dispute? |
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Gustavo CL
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Argentina against Britain for the Falkland Islands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_war
Bolivia against Paraguay for the Chaco region
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_war
Ecuador against Peru for the Cenepa region
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenepa_war
Mexico against United States for what California, Texas, New Mexico, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican-American_war |
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Gran Colombia used to be present day Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama...
Political differences led to the nations of Venezuela and Ecuador...(hence the similar flags)
Colombia went into a Civil war with Panama, who was backed by the USA due to the intentions of building the Canal) and Panama gained their independence
Colombia also had territorial issues with Peru over the Amazon region....
Currenty, most of Colombia's turmoils are within the country between the government and the guerilla rebel groups |
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Karl E
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Bolivia and Chile.
Argentina and chile.
Paraguay and Brazil.
Peru and Ecuador.
Argentina and Uruguay. |
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Preciosa
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Venezuela has a conflict with Guyana. venezuela claims the land extending to the Essequibo River, which is like 60% of guyanese territory. |
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homeless
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Argentina and Chile almost went to War over 3 islands in Tierra del Fuego in 1978 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_conflict |
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Bruce W.
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In addition of the answers above:
El Salvador-Honduras (called "The Soccer war" or 100 hours war) In 1969 |
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Karen H
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Honduras has a dispute with El Salvador about an island called Isla del Tigre and Nicaragua about some territory called Parallel 17. |
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loveablegirl
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Right now Nicaragua wants to take charge of the Island of San Andres that belongs to Colombia... ridiculous in this time but they say San Andres is closer to them and in their territorial ocean and so on.... but Colombia will never let go!
Besides, if they want to take it, all the property inside is owned by colombianos, so what are they going to do about it? |
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