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    level and become a contentious and confusing political topic. This paper will effort to outline the current situation by providing background of the issue here in the US, describe the drivers that lead to the peoples’ emigration from their largely Central American home countries – including an examination of US responsibility in the destabilization of these countries, - and what measures can be taken in both the US and home countries to help bring the situation under control and manage immigration

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    been threw they fought for there country to have peace but these stories that we read yesterday taught me a lot of things i didn't know about other people country or about how they live. Long before this empire Mayan came to Central America they had first settled in the region as early as 1500 BC growing maize and all types of thing living in small agriculture communities this community have a great culture and their society is very strick about their taxes but the city was so large

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    Costa Rica Essay

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    Costa Rica, a country of Central America, covers an area of 19,730 square miles. The capital is San José. Extending from northwest to southeast, Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, along its 185-mile northeastern coastline by the Caribbean Sea, on the southeast by Panama, and along its 630-mile southwestern coastline by the Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica has a narrow Pacific coastal region that rises abruptly into central highlands. The highlands, forming the rugged backbone of the country

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    be made, but they are still more stable than other cultures. There are many cultural aspects to the Guatemalan way of life. The culture comes from Mayan and Spanish influences. Guatemala is a beautiful city that borders mexico to the south in Central America. Almost half of their population lives in Urban areas and they speak two different languages. People first started living in this area around nine hundred A.D. The average american would not understand the way of life in Guatemala. The Guatemalan

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    easier said than done (Nazario). Not to mention the immense cost of hiring people to patrol the wall. In the end the border wall will cost Americans billions of dollars that they don’t have and waste it on something that amounts to nothing more than America flexing its muscles. People also seem to think that the government is allowed to just build a wall along the border but this is not true. To begin with most of the border is not even owned by the federal government, more than 2/3rds is owned by

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    What is identity? The definition as a person’s own sense of whom they are, which their past defines them. Identity is very important in our society, no matter your social status. I can attach identity to belonging to something or a place. As a human race, we feel the need to belong to a group or place. Because belonging to a group or place, give us the sense of identity. Countries are no exception, their course of history and culture created a unique identity for themselves. Their cultures involves;

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    My mother is 100 percent Salvadorian, and my father is 50 percent Salvadorian and 50 percent Honduran. Therefore, both are strongly identify with Central American culture. El Salvador is not only smallest country in Central America, but is the most densely populated in the Western Hemisphere. The country is divided into three different groups: Mestizo, Indigenous, and European descendants. The Indigenous language has faded out and now Spanish

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    Urban and Rural Terms Guatemala is a country that has had rapid growth economically in the world. Guatemala is becoming the most popular country in the sector of industry and tourism of Central American, its population has continued to increase. The growth of the population invariably leads to urbanization, which refers to the development of urban areas and the migration of people from rural to urban centers. On the other hand, this has the reciprocal effect of the expansion of these centers much

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    Background: Juan Orlando Hernández (2014) - President. Democratic constitutional republic- government. Columbus explored the country in 1502. Honduras, with four other Central American nations, declared its independence from Spain in 1821 to form a federation of Central American states. In 1838, Honduras left the federation and became independent. In 1969, El Salvador invaded Honduras after Honduran landowners deported several thousand Salvadorans. Five thousand people ultimately died in what is

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    Guatemala Research Paper

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    Guatemala: Society and Culture Surrounded by the Central American countries of Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador , lies the beautiful and captivating country of Guatemala. But looking inside the country filled with breathtaking views, is a whole new world marked with such diversity in its culture. Guatemala’s diverse culture is demonstrated through its people, traditions and etiquettes, arts and landmarks, and foods and holidays. Guatemala is filled with a vast amount of people who all originate

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