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    The current political landscape in Venezuela is an alarming step backward for Democracy in Latin America. While Venezuela has the richest proven oil reserves in the world, the country 's citizens are literally starving to death due to food shortages. While in a traditional democracy this would lead to the political leaders being ousted from power, Venezuela 's President has seized more and more control, shifting the country towards an authoritarian regime. Venezuela had been slowly moving towards a

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    Essay About Venezuela

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    Jensen, Dylan 9ah Venezuela Venezuela is definitely a very unique country, in every aspect. If you go to Venezuela you can either have a bad experience because the murder rate is very bad in this country, or you could have a good experience and go sight seeing. I think that Venezuela is a good country over all but there are some bad thing about it too.Many people live in Venezuela and they are diverse in many ways. The three most important things about my country are the people, the politics and

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    Venezuela was one of the very first colonies to gain their independence from Spain. At the time Venezuela was a Spanish ruled colony and the people of Venezuela felt that Spain was ruling their colony terribly (Adelblue). The people were led by Simon Bolivar, whose nickname was “The Liberator” since he liberated Venezuela and worked with San Martin to liberate most of Northern South America (Adelblue). Venezuela declared their independence in 1810 and finally gained their independence after the Battle

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    Venezuela Book Report

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    describing the economy of Venezuela and how it has changed in recent decades. In many ways it has grown for the good of not only the country, but for other countries as well. For example, “before 1998 Venezuela seldom registered in the North American popular imagination” (1) before the booming market oil Venezuela did not have much popularity in not only America, but other countries as well. This example shows you just how off Venezuela was on the mind of the world. Venezuela quickly became in the forefront

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    Venezuela Research Paper

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    located in the Capital District of Venezuela. It is centered in the far north or the country, bordering the coast. One of the most important cities of Venezuela is Maracaibo. It is in the southwest part of the country in the state of Zulia. Maracaibo is accompanied by its lake. Another important city is Valencia, which is in the state of Carabobo. It is west of Caracas and west of Lado de Valencia. Barquisimeto is also an important city in the southwest of Venezuela, located in the state of Lara. It’s

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    The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the northernmost country in South America. Even though its location makes it a tropical region, this country posses a variety of climates going from warm at the Caribbean islands to alpine and humid at the mountains of Los Andes. This paper discovers the different tourist areas of Venezuela. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the variety of climates, lands and regions that make this country the perfect tourist destination. First, we will cover some

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    Prison Riots In Venezuela

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    during a month-long riot at the Táchira Detention Center in Caracas, 40 inmates dismembered and consumed three fellow inmates. There have been close to 200 prison riots in Venezuela in 2016, with the cause being attributed to a worsening social situation, increasing poverty, and food shortages resulting in overcrowded prisons. Venezuela was thrown into uncharted political territory after the government-controlled Supreme Court backtracked on its decision to suspend the opposition-controlled National

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    Although Venezuela is in a deplorable state of poverty and ruin due to the corruption and fiscal irresponsibility of its government, a regime change could return Venezuela to its former glory by opening its borders to foreign investing and capitalizing on its environmental landscapes to revive the Venezuelan tourism industry. The current administration has systematically driven the country into poverty and ruin by consistently failing to meet the needs of its citizens and by continuing to implement

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    Venezuela Oil Essay

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    extremely thick and must be mixed with lighter oil to make it less heavy and, thus, easier to export. In order to transport oil, Venezuela must purchase massive boats. Many of these boats in Venezuela are purchased from Russia and Iran. They also have purchased shipyards from Portugal to house these boats. Many of these supplies for oil export are purchased with loans, thus Venezuela is massively indebted to these countries. PDVSA has

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    beyond language and customs. This paper will discuss the need for the current travel restrictions to the country of Venezuela. Venezuela with total area of 912,050 square kilometers and a land area of 882,050 square kilometers is almost six times the size of Georgia and located at the northern end of South America. Bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean Venezuela has a 2,800 meter coastline. Shaped like a triangle, its boarders consist of Columbia on the west, on the east with

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