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WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: Food crisis
Excerpts from the paper Coping with High Food Prices and the Financial Crisis by World Food Program visit http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/newsroom/wfp197596.pdf
When the high food and fuel price crisis hit, it increased both the incidence and severity of hunger and poverty worldwide, raising the risk of social unrest Continue reading
History of Chile (Wiki)
Chile (pronounced /ˈtʃɪliː/ ( listen),[5]), officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈtʃile] ( listen)), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean Continue reading
Patagonia, Argentina
Did you know the largest dinosaurs were found here. Perhaps the east coast of South America was connected to Australia. However, I will say the similarities to Australia were remarkable.
Very interesting country Argentina, a regular Jurasic Park. There are… Continue reading
History of Argentina (wiki)
Argentina (i /ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/), officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina, pronounced [reˈpuβlika arxenˈtina]), is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area Continue reading
History of Bolivia (wiki)
Bolivia (pronounced /ˌboˈliːviːa/ ( listen)), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia,[9][10] (Spanish: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, IPA: [esˈtaðo pluɾinasjoˈnal de βoˈliβja]) is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to Continue reading
Machu Picchu facts (wiki)
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu) – “Old Mountain”, pronounced [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) – is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest Continue reading
History of Arequipa, Peru
About Arequipa
The area was inhabited since 7600 B.C. by primitive men, and in the nearest antiquity it was inhabited by the tribe pre-Inca the Collaguas, and then conquered by the Inca Mayta Capac who ordered to found the first city, giving it the name towards Continue reading