Economy of Colombia

learned, shared, internalized, and changeable by all members of the society (Watson, 2010). Culture can be broken down into five basic areas, thank can be considered “operationally relevant.” These five areas are; the physical environment, the economy, the social structure, the political structure, and the belief system. Many countries in Latin America have a similar culture, however they differ slightly by region, country, and provinces or states within those countries (Watson,…

Colombia is a Spanish speaking nation, located to the South of Venezuela. Colombia, as of 2016, has a population of 48,481,028 people. The Official Colombian currency is the Peso. The Peso is worth a miniscule 0.051 American dollars. Colombia’s main export is petroleum, with coffee and coal not far behind. Colombia’s main imports are most mechanical, and technological products. The United States, the main trade partner of Colombia provides most of these imports. The capital of Colombia is Bogota…

Colombia is located in South America. It is located to the northwest of South America and South of Panama. Colombia is the third most populated country in Latin America behind Brazil and Mexico. The climate in Colombia is based on Tropical. The diversity of climate zones in Colombia is characterized for having tropical rainforests, savannas, steppes, deserts and mountain climate. Colombia ranks first in the amount of bird species. Colombia has more than 3,950 research groups in the department…

Republic of Colombia’s Culture On 20 July 1810, the Republic of Colombia was established; when three countries emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia. Forty six million people make up the population of Colombia, made up of mostly Mestizo ethnicity. In most cultures, the national religion is Roman Catholic with the national language being Spanish. Considered as a republic that follows a democratic structure; though, the governments known to be corrupt from the influence of the drug…

War to more recent struggles with domestic guerrilla groups and drug cartels, Colombia has not had a time of peace since their country was created. Corruption within their own government has left Colombia with no authority; the citizens have nobody to trust, be helped by, or be defended by. Colombia has the potential to institute a stable and effective government, but it has some major complications holding it back. Colombia has been in constant war and armed conflict, domestic and foreign,…

strong presence of cocaine in Colombia dates back to the 1970s when participants in the industry started seeing the potentially enormous profits to be made with the drug. Within the next couple of years, the trafficking of the drug became highly profitable and was predominantly controlled by the Cartels. These cartel leaders, and other groups that profited from the cocaine industry like the Revolution Armed Forces of Colombia – Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionnarias de Colombia (FARC), were able to…

serious damage to the Colombian society and the government of that time. The perfect utopia that he dreamed, became the worst dystopia for the consequences in the country. The drug economy connected the production, marketing and finance in a network that ignores national boundaries. The clandestine nature of the drug economy difficult the analyze of their effects on societies involved in the production, manufacture, trafficking and consumption of narcotics. The Colombian government made a huge…

1. The events of history have proved to be a benchmark for Colombia and its forward progress to prosper in a world that is in constant change. The economy and resources that make the country of Colombia sustainability will continue to grow for future economic gains and production of the country’s viable rich resources for the means of exports for other countries throughout the world. The country of Colombia’s political and social relations outreach has made progress towards a foundation of…

Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medllin drug cartel, had what every strong person in command needs: ambition, popularity, and ruthlessness. Pablo was an extremely successful drug lordPablo may have died as a rich man, but he actually grew up poor. He was the son of a teacher and a peasant. Because of his lack of wealth, Pablo became involved in a life of crime. He began by just stealing tomb stones and selling them to smugglers, then he got involved in selling fake lottery tickets and contraband…

considered a criminal because he was the leader and founder of the “Medellin Cartel” which lead to major catastrophes, people considered him as an eager person or a monster while his family and the poor saw him as an idol, and he unleashed the war in Colombia. Firstly, Pablo Escobar was considered a criminal because…