Portal:Latin America/Did you know/Week 37, 2006

...that
loans
?
...that the Escondida (right) is the largest copper mine in the world, and creates 8% of the world's supply?
...that the Miracle of Chile is credited to the Chicago Boys, although some dispute its existence?
...that in 2000, in Cuba 76% of people with jobs were employed by the state?
...that in exchange for French recognition of Haiti as a sovereign republic, France demanded
payment
of 150 million francs (modern equivalent of $21 billion)?

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