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ATPA Renewal: Background and Issues (open access)

ATPA Renewal: Background and Issues

This report outlines the various aspects of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), including significant dates and modifications. The ATPA extends special duty treatment to certain U.S. imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru that meet domestic content and other requirements. The purpose of ATPA is to promote economic growth in the Andean region and to encourage a shift away from dependence on illegal drugs by supporting legitimate economic activities.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Süd America.

Map shows late nineteenth century South American political divisions and geography. Provinces of come countries are indicated. Includes pronunciation guide. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:15,000,000].
Date: 1874
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the countries of the South Sea from Panama to Guayquil [Ecuador].

Map appeared in William Robertson's The History of America, 6th ed., London, by W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1752. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:5,238,095].
Date: 1777
Creator: Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of New Granada, Venezuela, Guiana, Peru, Equador, and the Argentine Confederation]

Map shows provinces, cities, towns, areas of Native American habitation, and some mineral resources in mid-nineteenth century New Granada [Colombia], Venezuela, Guiana [sic.], Peru, Equador [sic.], and the Argentine Confederation. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale of each map [ca. 1: 13,500,000].
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of South America, showing its political divisions.

Map shows South America divided according to mid-nineteenth century political boundaries with major cities and geography highlighted throughout. Inset: "Map showing the proposed Atrato-inter-oceanic canal routes, for connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:30,000,000] and [ca. 1:5,640,000].
Date: 1860
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nlle. Grenade, Caracas et Guyanes.

Map shows early nineteenth century South America with Venezuela as "Gouvernement de Caracas," French, Spanish and Portuguese Guiana, and Grenada; Greater and Lesser Antilles, Panama, and part of Brazil. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1825..1845]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

South America.

Map shows early nineteenth century Colombia, "Guyana," Brazil, United Provinces, Patagonia, "Chili," Peru, and Falkland "Isles" cities and political divisions. In Brazil: "unexplored parts" and "parts unknown." Major geographic labels in English, some labels in Spanish, particularly rivers and settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1815..1835]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Latin America] (open access)

[News Script: Latin America]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 20, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2003 Supplemental and FY2004 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors (open access)

Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2003 Supplemental and FY2004 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors

None
Date: January 31, 2004
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry & Veillette, Connie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors (open access)

Andean Regional Initiative (ARI): FY2002 Supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and Neighbors

The report is about the FY2002 supplemental and FY2003 Assistance for Colombia and neighbors.
Date: July 22, 2003
Creator: Storrs, K. Larry & Serafino, Nina M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America (open access)

The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America

This report provides an overview of the structure of the Pacific Alliance, events leading up to its creation, and the economic significance of the Member countries.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed U.S. Foreign Assistance Initiative "Peace Colombia" (open access)

The Proposed U.S. Foreign Assistance Initiative "Peace Colombia"

This report briefly discusses Plan Colombia, a bilateral cooperation program aimed at improving Colombia's security and strengthening its democratic development.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiative (open access)

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiative

A report by USAID about a program that intends to enhance U.S. Government (USG) policy goals and complement other ongoing USG programs in the country by supporting activities that promote an enabling environment for sustainable peace.
Date: June 5, 2015
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Prospects in Colombia: Cease-Fire, Peace Accord Vote, and Potential Disrupters (open access)

Prospects in Colombia: Cease-Fire, Peace Accord Vote, and Potential Disrupters

This report discusses the political situation in Colombia after a peace accord negotiated over four years between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Date: September 14, 2016
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance as Colombia's Peace Talks on Cusp of Completion (open access)

U.S. Foreign Assistance as Colombia's Peace Talks on Cusp of Completion

This report discusses the ongoing peace process in Colombia and the potential effects for U.S. policy. On July 18, 2016, the Colombian Constitutional Court approved a plebiscite to allow Colombian voters to decide the fate of the peace accord under negotiation between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food for Peace Act, Section 202(e) Funding Report (open access)

Food for Peace Act, Section 202(e) Funding Report

Report about how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) used the Food for Peace Act, Section 202(e) funding in Fiscal Year 2015 to improve the impact of the Office of Food for Peace's Title II programming.
Date: September 30, 2016
Creator: U.S. Agency International Development
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Performers posing for a group photo]

Photograph of a performance group. All of them are wearing masks, some are gold and others are purple. All members of the group have blue stars pinned to their chests.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Hallan la Cabeza de Mujer Descuartizada] (open access)

[Clipping: Hallan la Cabeza de Mujer Descuartizada]

Newspaper clipping headlines the discovery of a head belonging to a dismembered woman. Upon further investigation by the police and firefighters in Itagüí, more body parts have been found. The newspaper clipping also includes information about a dog show, a body found in a river, and other local news.
Date: unknown
Creator: Martinez A., Rodrigo
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Asesinaron a un Chivero en Belén Rincón] (open access)

[Clipping: Asesinaron a un Chivero en Belén Rincón]

Newspaper clipping describes the murder of a goatkeeper in Belén Rincón. The man was driving down a street when he was shot several times. Police have ruled out the possibility of the event being a robbery, the victim's wallet and other items of value were untouched. The newpaper clipping also reports that two bodies have been found in Rio Porce.
Date: unknown
Creator: Lozano Perafán, Diana
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Altavista sigue en alerta por alza en homicidios] (open access)

[Clipping: Altavista sigue en alerta por alza en homicidios]

Newspaper clipping describes the rise of homicides in Altavista due to gang violence. A call for increased police presence has been made.
Date: unknown
Creator: Serna Sierra, Jessica
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library

[People meeting on a rooftop]

Photograph of people waiting to access a rooftop. Some individuals are already there and seem to be conversing with each other or enjoying the view. A majority are wearing backpacks, it is possible this is a popular tourist spot.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Small twin waterfalls]

Photograph of small twin waterfalls. A small body of water is formed below them and is surrounded by plants and small trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Keeping the neighborhood clean]

Photograph of people cleaning up the streets of their neighborhood. Branches and trash are placed into bags. Children can be seen holding the bags open while the adults fill them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Neighbors observing the Progess of a Street Project]

Photograph of construction workers working on a street behind residential houses. Residents and neighbors are observing the progress.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library