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    Colombia and US Relationship The United States is Colombia's biggest trade partner. The U.S. and Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which began in 2012, was put in place to increase investment, remove tariffs and other barriers to U.S. exports, increase trade, and promote economic growth in both the U.S. and Colombia. The major U.S. exports to Colombia are oil, machinery, agricultural products, and organic chemicals. The main U.S. imports from Colombia are crude oil, gold, coffee, and cut flowers

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    problem for the rural and urban Colombia. There are many reasons why the children in this country are submitted to work either by their own or an obligation. Until some years ago, in the rural zone the families were numerous specially to ensure a cheaper workforce showing a well-known growth of the population in these zones instead of the urban ones where one didn't see this problem and increasing the incident of poverty. So, the principal reason of child labour in Colombia is that the children meet forced

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    Bogotá is the capital and largest city in Colombia. It has 20 districts which make up a series of different neighborhoods. It is also the main economic and industrial center of the country. The higher economic class tend to inhabit the north. This includes the districts of the east of Suba, Chapinero and Usaquen. The lower middle class inhabit the central and the western parts of the city. Meanwhile, the working class neighborhoods are located in the south of the city. At a simple glance, we can

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    Colombia’s civil war between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has spanned more than 50 years and caused the death of more than 220,000 people; the disappearance of over 25,000; and, the displacement of almost 6 million. Both government and rebel forces are guilty of significant human rights violations, including kidnapping, rape, torture, maiming, hijacking, and assassination. The result is a bitterly divided nation, tired from war, and searching for a solution

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    GDP Colombia’s Gross Domestic Product has a worth of 378 Billion US dollars. The average GDP of Colombia from 1960 to 2014 is USD 83 Billion. From lowest of USD 4 Billion in 1960 to the highest of USD 380 Billion in 2013. Rate of growth The rate of growth of Colombia expanded 60% quarter on quarter on 2015 on the last three months. In 2015, the GDP expanded 3.1 percent which decreased 1.1 of 4.8 percent in 2014. However, the average GDP growth rate has an average of 1.07% (2001 to 2015). The

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    The Republic of Colombia Geography, Population, and Climate The Republic of Colombia, often known as Colombia, is located in northwestern South America. Colombia is boarded by the Caribbean Sea, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Colombia is approximately 439,700 square miles. As of January 2014, the estimated population is 47,425,000 people, about 105 people per square mile. Colombia is divided into 32 departments and a capital district. The capital of Colombia is Bogota, which has

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    Reason 1: Explanation, Evidence and Interpretation To begin with, Plan Colombia has made Colombia contingent on the US because money was only invested on pathways that would alleviate tyranny but would keep Colombia attached without steps to progression. Humans are not born to work alone; however when working with people who do not have the right intentions, all plans are meant to fail. The human world is established on interests and the theorem of domination over others. Power is essentially based

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    The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC) is the largest and oldest paramilitary group operating in South America, specifically based in the Republic of Colombia. For more than half a century, the FARC has been terrorizing the Colombian Government and populous by means of extortion, kidnapping, and assassination, in hopes of reaching its goals of controlling Colombia’s political system. The United States (U.S.) Government categorizes the FARC

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    Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army mostly know as the FARC is a guerrilla that affected Colombia since 1964. It has been blamed for military tactics in addition with more unconventional methods, including terrorism. It manages an anti-imperialism political platform. Their operations are financed by kidnapping and its respective rescue money. They sustain themselves from illegal mining extortion in various forms of economic movement and distribution of illegal substances, affecting

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    water in this part of Colombia where there are more deaths of children due to malnutrition besides diseases that generates not having access to drinking water. (Mejia, 2016). Nowadays Colombia government is focus in increase their economic and development country. for this reason, they accept foreign companies for the purpose the generate employment and encouraging tourism, but they forgot all the disadvantages that the foreign investment brings for the environment hence Colombia government must create

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