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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The East-West Railway, Venezuela connects the eastern areas with the west of Venezuela, giving better transportation for both cargo and passengers. It also helps to unite the country, strengthening links between cities the railway passes through, by connecting the East, West, Central West and Central South forming an interconnecting matrix of transport links. (Length: 470 km) This section supports agricultural development, cattle and industrial areas, as well as bringing important changes to the economy, populous areas, allowing better use to take advantage of the network of main roads and layout of land. Also, it meets requirements of both cargo and passenger transport. ... Read more

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Cúcuta (Spanish pronunciation: [?kukuta]) is a ? Colombian city, capital of the North Santander Department and located in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-? Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of ? Special District, conforms the most active international border in South America and it's connected by roads with Bogota, Caracas and Cartagena. Its air terminal, the ? Camilo Daza International Airport is one of the most traveled the country. According to the 2005 census it has a population 918,942 inhabitants, which rank it as the 5th largest city in the country. The ? Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta (conformed by other 6 municipalities) has a population of 1'298.187 inhabitants, having the same position in the conurbations. ... Read more

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A boxed set of 6 wonderful books, great for learning goegraphy and history. The stamps included will help that tactile learner. Fantastic photography! ... Read more

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This work covers development activities in Venezuela's largest block of forests. Because of a large percentage of these forests remain relatively undisturbed, Venezuela is faced with an opportunity to maintain one of the world's largest tracts of forest intact for future generations. However, forests of the Guyana region and increasingly under threat from large-scale development activities and population pressures. Although a significant proportion of the forests are protected as national parks and natural monuments, uncertainties regarding protected area boundaries and overlaps with other areas designated for extractive uses mean that fragile ecosystems could be opened for large-scale extractive activities. ... Read more

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One of a series which aims to introduce children to the diversity of countries and cultures to be found in the Americas. Each book provides a detailed map of the country, a text with the relevant geographical details and a system of running and margin headings to aid swift information access. ... Read more

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Before 1958, Venezuela, birthplace of Simon Bolivar and the struggle for Latin American independence, had never witnessed the successful transfer of power to an elected president. Instead it experienced two of Latin America's most notorious dictatorships of the 20th century. Yet in 1988 Venezuela marked the 13th anniversary of its constitutional system. Few other countries in Latin America can boast so long a period of stable, civilian rule. Dr Hellinger provides not only an economic and political history of one of the region's most interesting countries but also a lively commentary on Venezuela's rich cultural heritage. His analysis of contemporary Venezuela offers a broad overview of the emergence of new social movements and agendas including educational reform, women's issues and immigration policies. Finally, the author examines Venezuela's role as a major actor in hemispheric affairs and discusses the economic crisis that contributed to widespread rioting in February 1987 and poses a severe challenge to Venezuela's democratic experiment. ... Read more

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A pictorial biography of the "second George Washington of the New World" illustrates Boli+a7var's historic struggle to free Venezuela from Spanish rule. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

A GOOD BOOK TO START AND GUIDE A DISCUSSION
I, myself enjoyed this one and have found it useful to read to a class and then using the book as a tool to start discussions.The illustrations are quite good, but for the age they are intended for, the lack a certain amount of action which the kids like.Most of the children enjoyed the book being read to them and then talking about it, but few of the children ever check this one out to take home to read.As I said, the illustratios are great and the text follows the illustrations quite well, there just is not enough action to attract the attention of the young ones. This is a useful too though.

Not amongst Adler's best
Simon Bolivar is a name that we are all familiar with in one way or another (Bolivia anyone?) but that I doubt nine out of ten people could repeat five facts about him.It was with the intent of learning more about this man that I approached this book.My final appraisal is that it is difficult to determine the degree of success to which the subject is accurately portrayed.On opening the book the viewer meets an image of Bolivar on horseback looking like a thinner, more agile, Napolean.Yet of all the battles Bolivar fought, and there were many, there is only a single picture of Bolivar riding into battle.Otherwise the illustrations in this book are a little dull.They show multiple scenes of repose with people sitting and talking or writing.This isn't to say there aren't interesting things within the story.Simon Bolivar was a fascinating man with a rich and full life.Yet it's almost as if the illustrator and author conspired to dull Bolivar down.His politics, his upbringing, and his works are well displayed.His life as a whole, however, seems toneless.I got bored reading this book after walking in with the explicit desire of knowing more about the subject.I don't like to think how a kid assigned this book in class would respond to it.It might read aloud well if backed up with supplementary information and great teacher interest.However, there aren't any endnotes at the back of the text, leaving the reader who wants to know more (and how could you not?) with just a timeline of Bolivar's "important dates".On the whole, a disappointment.

The simplest illustration of a wonderful hero
I think this book is excellent in drawing the picture about how much this South American means. More than a hero, and resemblance to George Washington is an inspirational character for children. Javier Florez(Newark, NJ)

Simon Bolivar, the George Washington of South America
"The George Washington of South America". Such comparisons are usually not pertinent. This one, and with this book, it is.It is, because Simon Bolivar would have liked it himself. He carried with him, always, until his last moment, the Yorktown medal ofGeorge Washington, with hisminiature picture and a lock of his hair, given to him by Mrs. Washingtonvia the General / Marquis Lafayette, the French hero of the American War ofIndependence.So this marvelous book brings Simon Bolivar to the hands andimagination of USA children and some adults!The man that with the help ofBritain, personified in the mostly Irish British Legion, liberated sixnations of South America. The man that conceived the union of the AmericanSub-Continents. With exquisite drawings, not always accurate but alwayskind and nice to look at, this beautiful book is a great homage todiversity in the Americas, and to the fact that success flows in bothdirections. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Revista Cartográfica, published by Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 5204 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Normativa geodésica venezolana.
Author: José Napoleón Hernández
Publication: Revista Cartográfica (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Instituto Panamericano de Geografica e Historia
Issue: 74-75Page: 31(15)

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