Pablo Escobar, the notorious leader of Colombia's Medellin Cartel, was among the 10 wealthiest people in the world, with his multi-billion net worth at the height of his criminal career.
A general introduction to shipping law and commercial practice in Venezuela, including key facts, figures, legislation, regulators and recent developments.
“The Hummer flew backward, wiping out one of the men. It crashed back to earth and burst into flames. The artillerymen had time to calmly reload the bazooka and retake their position. The second shot blew up the righthand Landrover, proving its armor to be inferior. A second bodyguard was crushed, and flames took over. <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/colombia/the-night-will-be-long-by-santiago-gamboa-physical-and-philosophical-conflicts-behind-modern-colombia-64448/">Read Article</a>
Venezuela
Economy of Venezuela
The Venezuelan economy is based primarily on the production and exploitation of petroleum. From the late 1940s to 1970 the country was the world’s largest petroleum exporter, and it was long one of the principal exporters of oil to the United States. Venezuela’s economy has relied on earnings from the petroleum sector to modernize and diversify other economic sectors; thus, “sembrando el petróleo” (“sowing the oil”) has been a national slogan since the 1940s. The development of rich deposits of iron ore, nickel, coal, and bauxite (the ore of aluminum), as well as hydroelectric power, further expanded the economy.