Colombia and Ecuador Fortify Border Security

Ecuador President Rafael Correa on Saturday said he should quit if there is proof he had any links with the FARC, raising the stakes in a spat with neighbor Colombia, which accuses him of harboring rebels.

First of all Ecuador’s armed forces and police have begun reinforcing control and security along the border with Colombia, Defense Minister Javier Ponce announced Tuesday. Ecuador has identified 10 points at the northern border region, where police have been stationed to prevent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels from crossing into Ecuador.

On the other hand Ecuador earlier this year severed diplomatic ties with Bogota and tensions have remained high after Colombia bombed a rebel camp inside Ecuador, killing Raúl Reyes, a top leader of the FARC and seizing his laptops.

However Correa accused Colombian President Álvaro Uribe of leading a smear campaign against him to divert attention from a scandal involving his allies at home and violent paramilitary groups. Both countries share a 400-mile-long (600-km-long) porous border that is often crossed by Colombian guerrillas to set up camps and plot attacks against the Uribe’s government.

To conlude Ecuador broke off diplomatic relations with Colombia following the latter´s bombing raid on a FARC camp in Ecuadorian territory. Modern radars and technical systems will be used to guarantee border security, the defense minister said, while two fleets of Super Tucanos planes will be used to safeguard the airspace. The move is aimed at meeting the social and economic demands of the people living in border region.

A SUCCESSFUL SINGER: SHAKIRA

Shakira Isabel mebarak Ripoll was born on a wednesday, february 2 - 1977 in Barranquilla (Colombia). Daughter of a respected jeweler of lebanese descent, Don William Mebarak Chadid, and his Colombian wife, Nidia Ripoll Torrado. Shakira, an arabic name derived from the word "Shukram which means "Grace".

When Shakira was a child, Nidia discovered that Shakira had a gift for writing. According to Colombian Columnists, Shakira Knew the Alphabet by the age of eighteen months, at three she knew how to read, and by the time she was four, she was ready for school. In school shakira was sensible and disciplined, but also absentminded. In class she just did not pay attention. she immersed herself in writting lyrics on the back of her notebooks. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13. After her first two albums flopped, Shakira took the reins of her third album, becoming involved in every aspect of its production, released in 1996, Pies Descalzos, meaning "bare feet," sold more than three million copies. It sold more than three million copies and the follow-up record, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998) which translates as "Where are the thieves?"

Shakira became a music superstar in the Spanish-language markets, known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking belly dance moves. She moved to Miami with her family to further her goal and taught herself to write songs in English. She enlisted Emilio Estefan of Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine fame to act as her manager and producer.Her first English-language album, Laundry Service (2001), provided Shakira with the success in the United States that she longed for the album was number three on the charts, selling more than 200,000 copies in the first week. The songs "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes" were both big hits.

Previously, she had won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album for 2000's Shakira: MTV Unplugged.

BEACHES CONTAMINATION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION

The great majority of beaches in the Caribbean Coast is seen very contaminated by remainders like: glasses, plates, plastics bags, cigarettes, bottles, food tins of beer among others. These remainders harm the health of the people who live in these cities, moreover does not allow to the visit of foreigners and tourists to certain beaches.

On the other hand it is important that the community makes cleaning every week to improve the quality of beaches as far as scent and sand. Some times you can to see itself people who bathed in those dirty beaches that soon to appeared infections to them in the ears, the eyes and the skin. What it cannot be is that a Saturday to ten in the morning already they are the sweepings earthenware bottles full; the containers, also; and the beach, done a disaster.

Much people think that in years this no longer will be worth nothing and that what was a paradise will be finished by the dirt. In addition, these places of coast are taken advantage of by the young people to practice their nighttime activities, remote of the police control. There are testimonies of Those who visit these beaches can verify that in the sand already any type of remainder can be found almost.

In conclusion it is sad to see as the inhabitants and tourists destroy beaches with rubbish. it is important that these people learn to take care of, to cultivate and to improve these beaches by the good of all those that visit them.

THE AIRBUS, MORE CHEAP AND PRETTIER THAN THE METER?

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

40,000 passengers per hour who travel through cables suspended in the air, at a speed of 100 km/h, are reasons to consider to the Airbus between the deck of options for the new system of massive transport of Bogota.

In addition, the mini levels of contamination that this type of vehicle generates due to that he is electrical locate it in the vanguard of the sustainable technology in relation with environment.

For that reason, at this moment in which it is point to open the licitation process to advance to the feasibility studies and layout of the Meter for Bogota the experts and the citizenship must know the options and models other countries.

A system more cheap, basically the Airbus is a cabin to which they are possible to be connected up to twelve modules - high of the ground up to 50 meters through cables connected by towers that have a distance of half kilometer, in average.

This characteristic causes that the city-planning landscape is not invaded by heavy structures visually; moreover it allows that their auditory contamination is low - almost null -. and since its motricidad is electrical does not affect the air.

In conclusion the creation of this Airbus is a facility of transport for all the Colombians, a growth and enormous evolution for ours pais. Although I think that with this great advance, they could be to educate and to concientizar more to the Colombians and to happen to be pais third-world with these great as much technology advances as in the Colombian community.

Bibliogrpahy:

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OVER-CARING ABOUT PETS.

The domestic animal has demonstrated to be the best partner of the human beings. The members of the family are truth. Near 60% of the houses they have at least a dog, cat, bird, fish, the monkey or any other domestic animal in its house. To have a domestic animal is a great experience, but at the same time, load with many of responsibility, it is very important to consider your necessities, preoccupation, fear and medical file of all your members of the family.

You must divide to the responsibilities and the amount of time that needs to be last with the domestic animal before buying it.

If you have a domestic animal in your home. First of all, you must visit a veterinarian with your domestic animal to make sure that your domestic animal is healthy, you must discuss appropriate measures of the nutrition and the feeding to maintain your domestic animal healthy.

All the necessary vaccinations are due to provide your domestic animal. Before you bring a home of the domestic animal, you must prepare an appropriate place him to eat, to sleep and to exercise.

In conclusion the right care of the domestic animal is extremely important. You must provide an affectionate and safe atmosphere for your domestic animal, you must provide with your domestic animal all required essential foods for its growth and to take care it and to protect it like one but of the family.

VALUES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND CULTURES

VALUES AND CULTURES BETWEEN SANTA MARTA AND BOGOTA

In these two cities of Colombia there are so differents values, because the peole get dressed, speak, eat, dance, listen to different styles of music and different lifestyle too.

In Bogota the people are of white skin, clear eyes, clear brown hair, high average stature, also they are quiets, very traditionals, little friendly and funny, and almost everyone has a smooth voice and speaks calmed. Moreover these people whom live in Bogota are called commonly by the rest of country "Rolos". Bogota is a cold city, so people gets dressed in jeans, coats,boots, jackets and sometimes caps, umbrella, gloves and scarfs when the climate is very cold and if is raining. Is possible to said that the typical plates of this city are: ajiaco, fritanga, mazamorra chiquita, puchero bogotano, sancocho de gallina and some desserts, oblea, cuajada con melao, brevas con arequipe and dulces con almibar.

On the other hand in Santa Marta the people are of black skin, brown or black ayes, dark hair, high satature, also they are friendly, funniest, talkative, almost everyone has a tone of strong voice, and speak very fast that some times cannot be understood to them. Moreover these people whom live in Santa Marta are called commonly by the rest of country "Costeños". Santa Marta is a hot city, the people gets dressed in shorts, t - shirts, sandals, skirts and uses bath dress on weekends already this city counts on pretty beaches. The typical plates of food of this city are: albondigas de pezcado, arepa de huevo, bocachico en sumo de coco, arroz con coco,bollo de yuca and some desserts are flan de coco y piña and alegria de burro.

finally, these two cities are the most visited in Colombia since it is possible to be appreciated the different values and cultures that are lived in each one of these.

INTRODUCTION

In this region you can find different activities that you can do, during your trip. for example: you can to ski, sail, dive and at nights you can go to the clubs, cinemas or a good restaurants.You will know new cultures, different climates, turistics places and the best one varied Colombian food.