The most beautiful Bolivian city of Sucre is still the official capital of the country, although all government buildings are located in the second capital – La Paz. Locals call Sucre the White City – a lot of white colonial buildings have been preserved here. And to this day in the historical part it is… Read More »
According to pharmacylib, the capital of Peru – Lima was founded in 1535, and during the Conquista period was the political and military capital of the Spanish possessions in South America. The history of the “city of kings” began with a curiosity. According to legend, Pizarro asked the local Indians where, in their opinion, the… Read More »
Vaccination protection There is no compulsory yellow fever vaccination in Colombia. In 2005, however, there were 20 yellow fever cases and 13 people died. The WHO recommends vaccination for trips to the middle valley of the Magdalena River, the eastern and western foothills of the Cordillera Oriental from the border area with Ecuador to the… Read More »
When looking for the ten highest volcanoes in the world, the starting point should first be defined. The following list arranges the volcanoes according to their height above sea level and contains only active volcanoes. 1.Nevado Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) in Argentina and Chile: Experts disagree about the highest volcano in the world, whether… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Venezuela. On October 7, President Hugo Chávez was re-elected with a good margin for another six-year term with 55% of the votes cast. In only two of Venezuela’s 23 states, Mérida and Táchira, did he lose to opponent Enrique Capriles of the opposition alliance Democratic Alliance Round Table (MUD), which received 44% of… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Uruguay. On February 23, a historic agreement was reached across party borders for an educational reform, one of President José Mujica’s heart issues. The agreement was a great victory for Mujica, who accused the political system of permanently being in a state of electoral movement, without pragmatic will for consensus for the good… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Suriname. Gold mining in the southeastern part of neighboring Guyana created new tensions between the two countries during the year. Guyana, with a gold tax of 5%, accused Suriname of encouraging smuggling across the border and tax evasion for the government of Guiana with a gold tax of just 1%. Surinam President Desi… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Peru. Almost six months after President Ollanta Humala’s entry into power, the guerrilla movement Sendero Luminoso suffered its worst defeat since its leader Abimael Guzmán was apprehended in 1992. On February 12, an army federation in Alto Huallaga Valley succeeded in seizing Florindo Eleuterio “Artemio” Flores Hala, the last of the gerillas marked… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Paraguay. On June 22, an overwhelming majority of members in both chambers of Congress voted to bring President Fernando Lugo to trial. The charges relate to “substandard performance of duties”, namely the President’s handling of certain specific issues. Some of them had constitutional grounds, such as the president’s failure to consult Congress before… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Guyana. Violent protests erupted in mid-July in the mining town of Linden because of a government decision to reduce subsidies on electricity prices in the city. In armed confrontations with police, three protesters were killed and 20 injured. Linden, which is the center of Guyana’s bauxite extraction, is known in the country’s history… Read More »