Map Of Bolivia

I resided in Bolivia photographing from 1997-99, supported by a Fulbright Scholarship. I exhibited my photographic work with the help of the U.S. Embassy, the Goethe Institute, Ministry of Culture, and Union Latina. Five solo exhibitions were held: three in La Paz, one in Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, I returned to the U.S., printed and exhibited my thesis exhibition and received my MFA degree in photography from Penn State University. More recently, I was one of three artists invited to represent Bolivia in Imagenes de las Americas an official exhibition for the Summit of the Americas 2001 Quebec City, Canada. ... [Read More]

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Fulbright Gallery : Katarin Parizek

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It is proposed to expand up to [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] already approved on 5 February 1965, and [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] more to be used upon exhaustion of the original sum) for propaganda and political action in support of the ruling Bolivian military junta’s plans to pacify the country and eventually hold elections to establish a constitutional government. This support would be designed (a) to promote an eventual transfer of power to a government more stable than the present provisional military regime and potentially capable of meeting the country’s pressing problems; (b) to bolster the junta’s unity and stability through discreet aid to political groups and key individuals who will support continuation of the regime and of the required power balance within it for as long as may be necessary or desirable, as instruments for the achievement of U.S. policy objectives in Bolivia, and (c) to provide levers with which the ... [Read More]

South America – Educational Advising Centers – EducationUSA

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The "U.S. Takeover of the Amazon Forest" Myth - US Department of State

Since the middle 80's the most important rain forest of the world was passed to the responsability of the United States and the United Nations. It is named as FINRAF (Former International Reserve of the Amazon Forest) and its foundation was due to the fact that the Amazon is located in South America, one of the poorest regions on earth and surrounded by irresponsable, cruel and authoritary countries. It was part of eight different and strange countries, which are in the majority of cases, kingdoms of violence, drug trade, illiteracy and a unintelligent and primitive people. ... [Read More]

Policy and Program Developments

Overview for 2000For U.S. international antidrug programs, the year 2000 was one of important accomplishments and serious challenges. Long-term cooperation with our Western Hemisphere allies continued to bear fruit. We successfully attacked drug crop expansion, enhanced interdiction efforts, worked to arrest leaders of drug trafficking syndicates, and narrowed the opportunities for the drug trade to launder drug profits. At the same time, we provided our partners essential training assistance to strengthen their law enforcement and judicial systems, while helping them with programs to reduce drug consumption in their own countries. The year’s most noteworthy accomplishment was to keep the total Andean coca crop from expanding significantly. Six years of joint ... [Read More]

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Andean Regional Initiative

For example, the expansion of coca cultivation, production, and trafficking in Peru, Bolivia, and Colombia has resulted in the destruction of, at an absolute minimum, 2.4 million hectares of the fragile tropical forest in the Andean region over the last 20 years. In addition, the very act of refining raw coca leaves into finished cocaine creates significant environmental damage because of the irresponsible disposal of large amounts of toxic chemicals used in the process. A study conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1993 of cocaine production in the Chapare region of Bolivia showed that production of one kilo of cocaine base required the use of three liters of concentrated sulfuric acid, ten kilos of lime, 60 to 80 liters of kerosene, 200 grams of potassium permanganate, and one liter of concentrated ammonia. Processors discard these poisonous waste products indiscriminately, often dumping them into the nearest waterway, where the extent of damage ... [Read More]

Juan Somavia, "Eliminating Child Labor: A Moral Cause and a Development Challenge" , eJournal USA: Economic Perspectives, May 2005

CHILDREN IN MINING AND QUARRYINGAn estimated one million children work in small-scale mining and quarrying around the world. These children work in some of the worst conditions imaginable, where they face serious risk of injury, chronic illness, or death.In surface and underground mines, children work long hours, carry heavy loads, set explosives, sieve sand and dirt, crawl through narrow tunnels, inhale harmful dust, and work in water—often in the presence of dangerous toxins such as lead and mercury. Children mine diamonds, gold, and precious metals in Africa; gems and rock in Asia; and gold, coal, emeralds, and tin in South America.In rock quarries located in many parts of the world, children face safety and health risks from pulling and carrying heavy loads, inhaling ... [Read More]