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Venezuela blows up two bridges along Colombia border...military bases. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in August claimed that the base-sharing deal was the first step in an American military campaign in South America, and froze relations with Colombia as a result. Colombia, which... In this article: Hugo Chavez, Colombia, Venezuela, US, Caracas, and El Universal |
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The Miami Student | November 05, 2009
Olympics may legitimate Rio on world stage
...chance to solidify its position as a legitimate world power. Arguably, da Silva has overtaken Venezuela's Hugo Chavez as the most influential leader in South America. But Brazil seeks to become a global leader. Its leaders are already...
In this article: Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, International Olympic Committee, Chicago, IP Address, World Cup, Amtrak, and Exxon
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Colombia says will not be provoked by Venezuela
Uribe, Washington's most reliable ally in left-tilting South America, is seen as a hero by many for attracting investment and making Colombia's cities and highways safer with his U.S.-backed crackdown on drug-running FARC guerrillas.
In this article: Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Alvaro Uribe, Venezuela, Washington, Bogota, U.S., Inflation, and Cocaine
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Washington Times | October 31, 2009
Colombia signs military base pact
...has said Washington could use the bases agreement to destabilize the region. However, South America's main power broker, President Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, dropped initial objections to the bases agreement after senior U.S....
In this article: U.S., Colombia, Jaime Bermudez, Hugo Chavez, Alvaro Uribe, Bogota, Washington, and U.S. Defense Department
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Miami Herald | October 30, 2009
US-Colombia bases pact signed
...destabilize the region. However, South America's main power broker, President Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, dropped initial objections to the bases agreement after senior U.S. officials visited to explain it. Colombia's conservative...
In this article: U.S., Hugo Chavez, Bogota, Washington, The Miami Herald, Colombia, U.S. Defense Department, and Alvaro Uribe
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World digest: U.S., Colombia sign agreement on bases
...territory -- alluding to fears expressed by leftist regional leaders that the deal would make Colombia a base for asserting U.S. power in South America. Although details were not immediately released, a government communique said the pact...
In this article: U.S., Dmitry Medvedev, Binyamin Netanyahu, United Nations, Joseph Stalin, Colombia, George J. Mitchell, and Barack Obama
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Charlotte Observer | September 26, 2009
Gadhafi, Chavez promote Africa-South America ties
Gadhafi, Chavez promote Africa-South America ties http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/09/26/03/3-Venezuela__ASA_Summit.sff.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg|388 Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, arrives at the Hilton...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Moammar Gadhafi, Africa, Venezuela, Margarita Island, United Nations, and Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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ShoppingBlog.com | October 13, 2009
Hugo Chavez to Sieze Hilton Resort
...according to the presidential decree ordering the takeover. Chavez recently held court at the hotel as he welcomed more than 30 leaders from South America and Africa for a summit. Among the visitors was Gadhafi, who set up his emblematic and...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Hilton, Hilton hotel, Caracas, Margarita Island, and Africa
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Seattle Times | September 25, 2009
Chavez promotes closer Africa-South America ties
Chavez promotes closer Africa-South America ties Originally published Friday, September 25, 2009 at 12:37 AM Chavez promotes closer Africa-South America ties President Hugo Chavez says Libya's Moammar Gadhafi is more than welcome to pitch...
In this article: Hugo Chavez, Africa, United Nations, Venezuela, Robert Mugabe, United States, Barack Obama, and Washington
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South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
South America was named in 1570 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
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