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Article: MANANA IN LATIN AMERICA.
- Article from:
- Revista Latin Trade
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Two futurists tell you what's next.
WHY DOES LATIN AMERICA CONTINUE TO lag so far behind its neighbor to the north in economic development? Discovery of both parts of the New World dates to the same year, 1492, and Latin America was a lot quicker off the starting blocks. Within 50 years of Columbus's arrival, all of the current capitals had been founded. European settlement of North America didn't even begin for another century.
Latin American countries carry considerable legacies from the earliest days of colonization. This has blessed the region with cultural riches, enormous pride, and a strong sense of identity. But it has also burdened it with ...