Even if as a European you don’t necessarily have the rhythm in your blood, on a trip to Cuba you can hardly avoid shaking the dance floor. Do you even want that? After the third song by the live band at the latest, there is hardly anyone left in the chair, there is lively dancing […]
Military authoritarianism In 1931, General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, came to power after a coup against the civilian president Arturo Araujo. Martínez established an ultra-conservative and authoritarian government and with the army repressed an uprising of peasants and indigenous people in the west of the country, which resulted in the death of thousands of people (some authors put it at […]
With the exception of the last month of the dry season (usually mid-April to mid-May) when the land dries up and the air is full of dust, there isn’t a really bad time to visit. The most comfortable time to visit the Pacific or central regions is at the beginning of the dry season (December […]
Surface: 10,991 sq km (land: 10,831 sq km water: 160 sq km) Population: 2.9 million (July 2011, CIA). Blacks 91.2%, mixed ancestors 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6%. Population density: 261 residents per square kilometer Population growth: 0.733% per year (2011, CIA) Capital: Kingston (585,300 residents, 2006) Highest point: Blue Mountain Peak, 2,256 m Lowest point: […]
Costa Rica welcomes with its fragrant coffee and is excellent for active adventurers, animal and nature lovers. The country has plenty of activities that make the adrenaline pump and a fantastic animal and nature life. On this page you will find practical information and facts about Costa Rica. PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT TRAVELING IN COSTA RICA […]
The business The ILO has adopted hundreds of conventions and recommendations that regulate issues related to the labor market and social welfare. They have similar content but the conventions are legally binding, while the recommendations often contain more detailed regulations. Many of the conventions are concrete applications of principles enshrined in the UN Declaration of […]
The World Bank was founded in 1944 with the aim of reducing world poverty through monetary lending to development projects and the provision of technical support to developing countries. Abbreviated as WB by Abbreviationfinder, the World Bank has set ambitious goals to drive extreme poverty to no more than three percent by 2030, as well […]