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Colombia: Plan Colombia
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Colombia is in the top Northwest corner of South America, above the Equator; which cause a tropical climate without seasons. Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America. It is surrounded by both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Panama are the neighbors of Colombia. The geography of Colombia is diverse; you will find mountains, jungles , deserts, rivers and lakes. There are many climates and a wide variety of plants and animals, which you will not find anywhere else in the world.
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The most pleasant time to visit Colombia is in the dry season, between December and March or July and August, particularly if you plan on hiking. It ... gives visitors a better chance to savor local cultural events, as many festivals and fiestas take place during these times.
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Today, the System of Natural National Parks of Colombia, has 24 areas with Eco-tourist use, of which 16 have services of lodging and 11 services of camping. Its installed capacity is of 1,457 people - night: (547 (people) bed-night and 910 (people) zone of camping); Which has been defined agreed with the specifications of handling plans, whose objective is to provide excellent services of lodging and camping, and complementary services such as restaurants interpretation centers, footpaths etc. Fulfilling quality standards.
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External Threat: Colombia does not face any known foreign threats. The only neighbor that might pose a potential military challenge over as-yet unresolved territorial disputes relating to the maritime boundary, where there may be oilfields, would be Venezuela. The largely state-controlled Venezuelan media portray Colombia as an external aggressor with U.S. backing. However, the two countries have not allowed the occasional security incidents involving Colombian guerrillas and paramilitaries along their long common border to escalate into a serious issue since both nations concluded a bilateral free-trade agreement in 1991. The already strong cross-border trade links between Colombia and Venezuela were solidified in July 2004 with an agreement to build a US$200 million natural gas pipeline between the two countries. As a friendly gesture on that occasion, President Uribe cancelled the planned purchase of AMX-30 tanks from Spain and their deployment on the border with Venezuela.
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Aside from assessing Mexico's increased interdiction efforts through the anti-smuggling legislation Plan Colombia, the trip focused on increased trafficking of cocaine from Venezuela to the Caribbean, the United States, and Europe. This trafficking is occurring with the implicit support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his populist, anti-American regime. These developments mark a clear shift in the international drug trade during President Alvaro Uribe's administration as Colombia has become a less comfortable environment for the guerilla organization FARC and for international drug traffickers. In his address Walters will elaborate on these developments. For details on the event please visit http://www.hudson.org/.
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The majority of Colombia's coca leaves are cultivated on large plantations, or "fincas," in southern and central regions. The fincas utilize sophisticated agricultural technology to enhance harvest yields. According to the U.S. State Department, drug cartels bought most of the plantations in the 1980s. Recently, drug growers have destroyed nearly 2.4 million hectares of tropical forests to increase areas for coca cultivation.
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