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Combating Child Labor Through Education in Bolivia and Peru [Notices] [05/23/2002] In Per, the focus should be in the Department of Puno, Province of San Antonio de Putina, in the district of Ananea and the surrounding mining communities of Ananea/La Rinconada/Cerro Lunar, and selected areas in the districts of Putina and/or Sandia. On tests conducted by the Ministry of Education in 1998, of 25 departments, the Department of Puno (location of the proposed projects) was among the six with the lowest scores on three of the four tests. In Bolivia, the education program funded under this cooperative agreement should build on activities begun by the USDOL-funded ILAB/ IPEC project in the Department of Potos!, in the communities of Llallagua and Potos!. www.dol.gov /_sec/regs/fedreg/notices/2002012960.htm   (11208 words)

Colonial Epoch - Tourism - Bolivia Contact · In the same manner, Sucre capital of the Department of Chuquisaca has kept buildings and churches that are from the colonial epoch, whose varied styles are studied and admired by amateurs and experts of architecture. · In Bolivia, besides those of Potosí and Sucre there are the exceptional colonial buildings in the tropical territory of the country to the northeast of Santa Cruz department. For these reasons Potosí has been called the Natural and Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. www.boliviacontact.com /en/informacion/colonial.php   (256 words)

Chuquisaca Department - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Chuquisaca Department Department in south-central Bolivia, lying partly on the central plateau, or Altiplano, and partly on the eastern slopes of the Andes; area 47,164 sq km/18,210 sq mi; population (2000 est) 589,900. On the western side of the department are mining areas, including the town of Uncia, Bolivia's principal producer of tin. The effects of the El Niño phenomenon in 1998 were particularly damaging, with torrential rain, flooding, and mudslides in Chuquisaca, as well as in Oruro and Potosí departments. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Chuquisaca+Department   (200 words)

Chuquisaca Department - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Chuquisaca Department Department in south-central Bolivia, lying partly on the central plateau, or Altiplano, and partly on the eastern slopes of the Andes&; area 47,164 sq km/18,210 sq mi; population (2000 est) 589,900. On the western side of the department are mining areas, including the town of Uncia, Bolivia's principal producer of tin. The effects of the El Niño phenomenon in 1998 were particularly damaging, with torrential rain, flooding, and mudslides in Chuquisaca, as well as in Oruro and Potosí departments. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Chuquisaca+Department   (200 words)

Colonial Epoch - Tourism - Bolivia Contact · In the same manner, Sucre capital of the Department of Chuquisaca has kept buildings and churches that are from the colonial epoch, whose varied styles are studied and admired by amateurs and experts of architecture. In many cities of Bolivia some architecture relics of the time of the Spanish colonies are kept. A heritage of the Jesuit missions that survive in our days as a legacy of the half breed cultures and styles of the colonizers and colonized of the years from 1.691 to 1.760. www.boliviacontact.com /turismo.php?idioma=en¶ms=especial,colonial   (200 words)

AI REPORT 1997: Bolivia (the Republic of) Scores of peasants and trade unionists were arrested in La Paz, the capital, and Cochabamba and Potos&; Departments during and after these demonstrations. For example, in September, Modesto Peña Jiménez reportedly required hospital treatment for injuries sustained during his arrest by members of the Unidad Móvil para el Patrullaje Rural, Mobile Rural Patrol Unit, in the locality of Chipiriri, Cochabamba Department, during a police operation to forcibly eradicate coca-leaf crops. He was taken to San Pedro prison, held incommunicado for five days and charged with sedition and contempt of presidential authority. www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar97/AMR18.htm   (779 words)

Geographic and ethnic area of ASUR's work This is an ethnic group which is spread over both sides of the border between the provinces of Chayanta (Department of Potosí) and Oropeza (Department of Chuquisaca). from Sucre (with the exception of the Ch'utas communities, which are quite close to Sucre and to each other), it must be remembered that the rainy season dramatically impedes access. During this time, access to all of these communities is quite difficult, and some communities become completely isolated, due to the impassible condition of the roads and the flooding of the rivers. www.bolivianet.com /asur/geograin.htm   (779 words)

FREE In-depth report - Army - Bolivia Division headquarters were located in Cochabamba (the largest), Camiri (Santa Cruz Department), Oruro, Potosí, Riberalta (Beni Department), Roboré (Santa Cruz Department), Santa Cruz, Trinidad, Viacha (La Paz Department), and Villamontes (Tarija Department). Each of the divisions, with the exception of Viacha, occupied a region generally corresponding to the administrative departments, with some overlapping. RM 1, headquartered in La Paz, encompassed most of La Paz Department. www.exploitz.com /Bolivia-Army-cg.php   (779 words)

Geographic and ethnic area of ASUR's work This is an ethnic group which is spread over both sides of the border between the provinces of Chayanta (Department of Potosí) and Oropeza (Department of Chuquisaca). ASUR carries out its projects among indigenous peasants in the following regions of the Department of Chuquisaca: The population is close to 26,000 people living in low puna, heads of the valleys, and valleys, cultivating potatoes, wheat, oats, some quinoa, maize, peas, beans, squash, green vegetables and a few fruit trees in the lowest areas. www.bolivianet.com /asur/geograin.htm   (670 words)

US Department Of State Post Report The State Department diplomatic pouch may be used for shipment of prescription medicine, eyeglasses, hearing aids, batteries, prosthetic devices, orthopedic shoes, and other emergency health and welfare items (regardless of weight). Except for the Santa Cruz Department, the llanos are sparsely populated and undeveloped but offer excellent potential for agriculture and livestock raising. Sucre also has the Casa de la Libertad, Colonial, Cathedral, and University Museums. www.foia.state.gov /MMS/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=18   (670 words)

Bolivia Country Analysis Brief The southern system’s importance is based on its proximity to the natural gas fields of Margarita, San Alberto and San Antonio in the Gran Chaco province, department of Tarija. These fields, which are located in the Tarija Department, in the southwestern corner of the country, include: Margarita (13.4 Tcf); San Alberto (11.8 Tcf); and Sabalo (10.8 Tcf). Over three-fourths of the country’s proven crude oil reserves are located in the Tarija Department (southwestern Bolivia). www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/bolivia.html   (670 words)

El Potosí Mining Company Correspondence (bulk dates 1929-1937) relates largely to the activities of C. Brennan, who was Chief Engineer for the Exploration Department of Britannia Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. and later became Assistant General Manager of the Howe Sound Company. Letters from F. Kilpatrick, Agent in El Paso, Texas, for El Potosí Mining Co., explain company procedures and are accompanied by many of the company's business forms. Forerunners of the company established a presence in the area in 1881; by 1901 the company was known as El Potosí Mining Co. It maintained offices in Chihuahua and in El Paso, Texas. www.lib.utexas.edu /benson/Mex_Archives/Potosi_Mining.html   (708 words)

DISEASE INFORMATION 25 July 2003; Vol. 16 - No. 30 The disease was introduced into Potosí department by a livestock salesman who transported 16 head of cattle to the livestock show in Villa el Carmen in Cornelio Saavedra province, leaving 10 head of cattle at the said show and taking 6 to Betanzos livestock show. Hernando Siles province, Chuquisaca department (19º 48' S - 64º 04' W) Cornelio Saavedra province, Potosi department (19º 33' S - 65º 26' W) Description of affected population in the new outbreaks: animal production in the area is based on extensive, family-run farms with scant infrastructure. Mode of spread: rural paths, purchase of susceptible animals without animal health certification, movement of people from “wharves” (place of embarkation and disembarkation of animals in transit where animals are weighed for buying and selling) to their farms, and contact between sick animals and healthy animals in the area (Monteagudo). www.oie.int /eng/info/hebdo/AIS_09.HTM   (708 words)

Bolivia Country Analysis Brief Over three-fourths of the country’s proven crude oil reserves are located in the Tarija Department (southwestern Bolivia). The southern system’s importance is based on its proximity to the natural gas fields of Margarita, San Alberto and San Antonio in the Gran Chaco province, department of Tarija. This south-to-north pipeline, known as the Yabog, has two branches, serving the cities of Sucre, Potosí and Tarija in the southwest region of Bolivia. www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/bolivia.html   (708 words)

Commission for Labor Cooperation Salazar taught at the Chemistry Department at Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí for 20 years. He also has an MBA from the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, and doctoral studies in Social Sciences at Universidad La Salle in Mexico. He was a member of the lower house in Congress, during the LV Federal Legislature, where he served as Secretary of the Education Commission. www.naalc.org /english/bio1.shtml   (183 words)

Chuquisaca Department - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Chuquisaca Department The effects of the El Niño phenomenon in 1998 were particularly damaging, with torrential rain, flooding, and mudslides in Chuquisaca, as well as in Oruro and Potosí departments. The upper courses of the Pilcomayo and Pilaya rivers flow through the department. The Bolivian government estimated that, as a result, agricultural output in these departments has fallen by 3.9% and 40% of the population needed emergency assistance. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Chuquisaca+Department   (200 words)

The War Years: Corporate Traitors One of the Nazi sympathizers with a large degree of influence in the State Department was William Bullitt. Summer Welles, a State Department employee presented a detailed report of refueling stations for Nazi vessels in South and Central America on March 31, 1941. Another recent article coming from German investigators states that 26 of the top 100 firms in the U.S were guilty of serious war crimes. www.spiritone.com /~gdy52150/waryearsp5.html   (5393 words)

Department of Romance Languages and Literatures: Courses-Graduate Spanish Una de las maneras en que se manifiesta esta relación es a través de la écfrasis, o sea, la descripción de un objeto de arte dentro de un texto literario. Comenzaremos el curso con ejemplos de écfrasis en la literatura clásica y (Homero, Virgilio, Philostrato) para así estudiar un tipo específico de écfrasis en el teatro del Siglo de Oro: el uso de la pintura renacentista italiana. Authors to be studied include Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Diego Mexía de Fernangil, and Bartolomé Arzáns de Orsúa y Vela. humanities.uchicago.edu /depts/romance/courses/gradspanish.html   (5393 words)

Derbez English Throughout his career Dr. Derbez has combined professional activities with academic work., as a professor in the Graduate School of Business Management of ITESM in Monterrey, Nuevo León, a guest professor at Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies, and as the Director of the ITESM Econometric Studies Unit and Economics Department in Monterrey. Derbez studied at the San Luis Potosí Autonomous University, where he took a degree in Economics, followed by a master's degree in Economics, with a major in Industrial Organization at the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. in Economics, with a major in Econometrics and Operations Research, at Iowa State University. Luis Ernesto Derbéz was born in Mexico City on April 1, 1947. www.oecd.org /speaker/0,2879,en_21571361_30968861_29947124_1_1_1_1,00.html   (302 words)

US Department Of State Post Report By the 18th century, the silver was depleted, and Potosí began to decline. One major attraction and place of renown in Potosí is the Casa de la Moneda, or mint, established to control minting of colonial wealth. At 13,450 feet (4,100 meters), Potosí is the world’s highest city. foia.state.gov /MMS/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=18   (15788 words)

TROPICO Bolivian Conservation Association Since 1999 TROPICO has worked to strengthen the administration of the Eduardo Avaroa National Andean Fauna Reserve (REA) in the south of the department of Potosí through the Parks in Peril program of the Nature Conservancy financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The activities developed by TROPICO are coordinated with personal of the Reserve, the National Parks Service (SERNAP) and local communities and consist of: www.tropico.org /e/andes/proyectos/pep.htm   (350 words)

Mexican Embassy to the United Kingdom - Press Office The group of Mexican senators took the opportunity to meet with Christopher Daykin, head of the Government Actuary's Department and other officials, in order to learn about the British experience on pension schemes and annuities. Governor Fernando Silva and top officials of the State of San Luis Potosí had also meetings with Altair Filter Technology and New Age International in Lincolnshire. www.embamex.co.uk /Prensa/Comunicados/2001/gbr0082001a.htm   (350 words)

Trafico on Line Peru Travel and Tourism Juliaca, Puno The department of Puno is located in the south eastern region of the country. Puno has an extension of 72,382 km² (27,947 sq ml) and a population of over 1'000,000 people. During the Viceroyship, Puno was the obliged route for travelers going to Potosí. www.traficoperu.com /english/ciud16.htm   (350 words)

Oruro Gateway to Atlantis The territory of the department of Oruro shows yet a fourth gravitation orientated primarily towards its ancient prehistoric littoral governed by the proto-Uru population, particularly towards Arica, which is found in a latitude very similar to Oruro. The western mountains of Oruro are not a mountain chain like the great chain of the east, but rather a high plain suspended between 1300ft and 2600ft above the level of the "Altiplano" immediately to the east, and more than 16,400ft above the western coast to which it descends abruptly forming a type of escarpment. The soils of Oruro are then suitable as much for agriculture as for cattle rearing and its derived industries, even in the grounds near the salars of Salinas de Garcia Mendoza or the Salar de Coipasa. www.geocities.com /orurooruro   (3824 words)

San Luis Potosí, Mexico The Encyclopedia Britannica says the name for the Bolivian city of Potosí and the department are taken from the mountain Cerro Potosí. San Luis Potosí was named "City" on May 30, 1656, granting it a coat of arms featured by a mount, that one of "San Pedro" (St. Peter), on a field parted azur and gold, with two stripes of silver on azur, and other two on gold. Potosí was aded after the Bolivian Potosí since that is located on a rich minning soil, like that of the Bolivian city. www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/mx-slp.html   (3824 words)

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