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Articles:

http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/6639

It's interesting because it can show how Venezuela is trying to support people by building houses. It shows the tendency of the government. The Venezuelan government realizes the desperate need for housing in their country and makes a concerted effort to change that. They put 100,000 people without houses into a home. Essentially that is what a government is what is supposed to do for their people; help them be comfortable in the country they live in.

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/ecuador-to-protect-its-cultural-heritage-with-a-nearly-40-million-investmen/13261/

This article shows us how important the culture is important for Ecuador. It shows that in the effort to preserve the past they are willing to invest a significant amount of money. In fact they invest more into the preservation of their culture than 60% of the world. The pieces of their culture that they are trying to protect are archaeological sites and artifacts, pieces of artwork, ancient real estate, and historical archives.

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/89628/two-men-steal-$70000-pesos-in-almagro-bank-heist

This article shows us that the Argentinian standard of living is too high for a majority of the lower class and it results in the increase of crime in an individuals effort to change the status quo. These men were trying to steal money to have a better opportunity to survive in a rapidly aristocratic Argentina. Argentina has to change their treatment of the lower class or they will see an increase of crime around the country.

 10 Facts:  1. South America is the fourth largest continent in the world with 385,742,554 people     2. Columbia is the only country with access to the Pacific and Caribbean Seas 3. Ecuador controls the Galapagos Islands where Darwin conducted development on his theory of evolution



4. Bolivia is the only country in the world with two capital cities Sucre and La Paz



5. Bolivia and Paraguay economic survival is dependent on its soy bean exports

6.Columbia is also the worlds largest producer and exporter of Coca and Cocaine and is a major producer of heroin

7.Near 40% of Ecuador's income is produced from oil and petroleum sales



8.Paraguay's native language originally was not Spanish but Guarani

9.Only 9 countries in south america speak Spanish
 * //Venezuela//**
 * //Colombia//**
 * //Ecuador//**
 * //Argentina//**
 * Peru**
 * Bolivia**
 * Uruguay**
 * Paraguay**
 * Chile**

10.Some indigenous people in south america believe that Jaguars are gods



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From the relatively stable GDP we can easily tell that Chile has not changed a lot during the years. It kept on doing its own job and keep the country afloat. Safety is guaranteed in this country because of the "never-changing" GDP. It is also easier to develop cities with a constant and guaranteed income. Uruguay progressed a lot throughout the past 3 years. They managed to raise the amount of GDP which is a good tendency. They can easily improve infrastructure with the money they have. From the GDP of Paraguay we can tell that a slight depression hit the market of Paraguay in 2009, but they could come out of it and show an unprecedented effort to do well in the future. Their GDP has grown recently.

Santiago -- Chile: The state of the art buildings and the clean and nice roads shows us the stability of Chile's GDP.

Asunction Paraguay: The mixture of old and new buildings show us the progression of the whole country form an old one to a new and modern one.

Montevideo--- Uruguay: The old buildings of Uruguay show us that this country has a relatively low GDp, but it is very likely to change in the next few years.