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Language Overview Official language is Spanish. In addition, Chibcha, Quechua and other Indio languages are spoken, as well as English by business people. Idioms Eight = Ocho Eighty = Ochenta Goodbye = Chau Exit = Salida Beer = Cerveza Please = Por favor Thank you very much = Gracias Tuesday = Martes Thursday = Jueves […]
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Language Overview The official language is Spanish. English is common, and various Native American languages are spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 04/15/2022 Good Friday 04/16/2022 holy saturday 05/01/2022 Labor Day 05/21/2022 Day of the Navy 06/29/2022 Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul 08/15/2022 Assumption Day 05.09.2022 National Unity Day 09/18/2022 Independence Day 09/19/2022 […]
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Language Overview The official language is Portuguese in Brazilian variant. English and Spanish are spoken sporadically. German is also spoken in the south, especially in Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, as well as French and Italian; around 180 Native American languages. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/20/2022 Founding of the city of […]
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Language Overview official language is Spanish; also the Indian languages Aimará, Quechua and Tupi-Guarani. Some officials and business people speak English. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 02/28/2022 carnival 04/15/2022 Good Friday 05/01/2022 Labor Day 06/16/2022 Corpus Christi 06.08.2022 Independence Day 11/01/2022 all saints day 12/25/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com There are additional public holidays in the […]
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Language Overview Official language is Spanish. English is widely spoken. German, French and Italian are spoken sporadically. Idioms Eight = Ocho Eighty = Ochenta Goodbye = Chau Exit = Salida Beer = Cerveza Please = Por favor Thank you very much = Gracias Tuesday = Martes Thursday = Jueves Doctor = Médico Thirty = Treinta […]
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Catholic University of Petrópolis. It is a private higher education institution based in the historic center of Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest private university in the interior of the state. Historical review Founded in May 1953, the Catholic University of Petrópolis was the first higher education institution […]
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National University of the Northeast (UNNE). Public university of Argentina with rectory in the city of Corrientes and vice-rectorate in Resistencia, provinces of Corrientes and Chaco, respectively. Founded on December 4, 1956, and brought together various entities dependent on the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL) and the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT), as well as […]
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In the seventies in Brazil there was a rapid economic development: in this period the average annual rate of growth of the GDP was in fact equal to about 8%. The maintenance of high growth rates was favored by expansive financial policies and by the strong recourse to foreign debt. However, these policies have caused […]
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The partial elections of March 1948, despite the first symptoms of discontent aroused by the economic policy of the government of Perón, confirmed the popularity of Peronism and allowed the approval of the new constitution (March 16, 1949) which replaced that of 1853. The new rules inspired by nationalistic ideals, they strengthened the presidential authority […]
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The University of the Republic (Udelar). It is the main institution of Higher Education and research in Uruguay. It is public and autonomous and opened its doors on July 18, 1849 Foundation The Universidad Mayor de la República emerged into public life on July 18, 1849 when its inauguration and solemn installation in the chapel […]
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. – The days of Spanish domination are moreover now numbered: not by the work of the Indians, but by those Creoles and mestizos, who have created a conscience of their own, even hostile to that of Spain. We are at the beginning of the nineteenth century: that is, at the beginning of the autonomist […]
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Paraguay [ paragva ɪ, paragu a ː i, Spanish para ɣ a ], officially República del Paraguay, German Republic of Paraguay, state in the south of South America with (2018) 7 million residents; The capital is Asunción. Besides Bolivia, Paraguay is the only state in South America without access to the sea. Paraguay […]
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TERRITORY: ENVIRONMENT In relation to the variety of rainfall, the vegetal mantle takes on different aspects: in the eastern part, more humid, especially in the higher areas or along the waterways, the landscape is dominated by the tropical forest, with cedar, mahogany, apacho, acajoú plants, quebracho blanco, palms (including the one called babassú), the Ilex […]
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Hygiene Hygiene conditions are slightly worse than in Western Europe. Hotels and larger restaurants, on the other hand, usually meet modern / western standards. Out in the city and in the country, you can count on going to so-called pedal toilets, and that there is a lack of toilet paper. The standard of public toilets […]
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Here is the Ángel Salto. The highest free-standing waterfall in the world has different water masses depending on the season. When is the whole thing most impressive? In Venezuela you can dive wonderfully and marvel at the highest waterfalls in the world. Margarita Island is one of the most beautiful islands and is located north […]
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Cordoba Córdoba, capital of the province of Córdoba and the second largest city in Argentina, on the Río Primero, 425 m above sea level, (2019) 1.61 million residents (urban agglomeration). The largest city is Buenos Aires according to philosophynearby. On the edge of the pampas and at the eastern foot of the Sierra de Córdoba, […]
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Managua The city was founded in the 16th century and declared the capital in 1858. In 1937 it was badly damaged by a large fire and in 1972 by an earthquake. Hurricane “Mitch” also wreaked havoc in 1988. Therefore, there are hardly any older buildings that are worth seeing, but attempts are being made to […]
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In the park there are remnants of a megalithic culture with stone sculptures and sacred buildings. It is the most important archaeological site in Colombia dating from 500 BC. BC and AD 1300 San Agustín Archaeological Park: Facts Official title: San Agustín Archaeological Park Cultural monument: At the transition from the Eastern and Central Cordillera […]
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Cueva de las Manos (World Heritage), the “Cave of Hands” contains impressive evidence of the earliest human societies and prehistoric culture in South America. It shows handprints, hunting scenes and geometric figures from around 7400 to 1000 BC. Chr. Cueva de las Manos: facts Official title: Cueva de las Manos (cave paintings), Rio Pinturas Cultural […]
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The historic area of the port city of Valparaíso with its early industrial infrastructure is characteristic of the urban architecture of the late 19th century in Latin America. The cog railways, which are around 100 years old, still serve as a connection to the higher-lying residential areas. Historic District of Valparaíso: Facts Official title: Historic […]
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Peruvian literature, is one of Latin American literature in Spanish. From the beginnings to the romantic era: soon after the Spanish conquered Peru, a large number of chronicles were written. Chroniclers born in Spain such as P. Cieza de León were followed by authors of Indian or mestizo descent such as Garcilaso de la Vega, […]
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When you think of Peru, the first thing that probably comes to mind is Macchu Picchu, the legendary Inca ruined city high up in the Andes. And in fact Peru is considered the cradle of the Inca culture, whose great influence is still visible in many parts of the country today. Other early high […]
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Bolivia was once part of the Inca Empire, and although the Incas were conquered by Spain, a significant portion of the population retains the ancient Native American clothing styles, music genres, and festivals, and they speak both Spanish, and then either Quecha, an Inca language, or Aymará, which is an even older language. As a […]
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