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2019 Ecuadorian protests - Wikipedia

2019 Ecuadorian protests

The 2019 Ecuadorian protests are an ongoing series of protests and riots against the end of fuel subsidies and austerity measures adopted by President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno and his administration. Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno was elected in 2017 on his PAIS Alliance's pledge to follow with outgoing President Rafael Correa's left-wing economic policies that had transformed Ecuador through The Citizens' Revolution.

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Federal investment in Cuenca and Azuay Province plummet, as major infrastructure projects near completion | CuencaHighLife

Federal investment in Cuenca and Azuay Province plummet, as major infrastructure projects near completion | CuencaHighLife | Galapagos | Scoop.it
Although evidence that Ecuador’s economy is in recession may not be visible to the casual observer, a review of government investment over the last four years paints a dramatic picture. Nationwide, federal and local government  … Read more
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Fordlandia

Fordlandia | Galapagos | Scoop.it
In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped them deep into the Amazon rainforest. Workers cut down trees and cleared the land and then they built a rubber plantation in the middle of one of the wildest
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