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Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bucket-style bag

Drawstring style purse of white pony skin and buckskin leather. Buckskin drawstring with silver rivets; circular pony skin base. Lined in white rayon faille. Maker's tag: Industrias Akios / Akios Industries / Native Handcraft / Handmade in Ecuador
Date: 1960/1968
Creator: Akios
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Arbuckles' illustrated atlas of fifty principal nations of the world.

Atlas shows illustrations of nations throughout the world with brief descriptions.
Date: 1889
Creator: Arbuckle Bros.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ecuador: In Brief (open access)

Ecuador: In Brief

This report discusses Ecuador's political and governmental structure (including the 2017 elections), economy, and their relationship with the U.S.
Date: February 13, 2018
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Political Factors in the Creation and Implementation of the Andean Foreign Investment Code (open access)

Political Factors in the Creation and Implementation of the Andean Foreign Investment Code

The purpose of this investigation is to examine the political factors which came into the creation and implementation of the Andean Foreign Investment Code. This study analyzes the political forces in the creation of the Code and examines the implementation of the Code in each of the Andean countries. This investigation concludes that although the Code has not been implemented uniformly in the Andean countries, it remains an important part of the Andean Common Market. In addition, the continual political consensus among the member countries is emphasized for the continuation of the Andean integration effort.
Date: August 1977
Creator: Gushiken, Anita M.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Latin American-United States Fishing Rights Controversy: Dilemma for United States Foreign Policy (1969-1971) (open access)

The Latin American-United States Fishing Rights Controversy: Dilemma for United States Foreign Policy (1969-1971)

This report discusses the controversy over fishing rights between the United States and three South American nations (Chile, Peru, and Ecuador) which culminated in the seizure of U.S. tuna fishing vessels by Peru and Ecuador in waters the U.S. considered outside their territorial jurisdiction. The main events of the controversy, diplomatic actions taken by the nations involved, and policy options are discussed.
Date: April 15, 1971
Creator: Hagen, Virginia M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Andean Trade Preference Act: A Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3009 (open access)

The Andean Trade Preference Act: A Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3009

In 1991, the 102nd Congress passed the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), which provided for preferential treatment of selected U.S. imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru as part of an incentive system to encourage legal trade as an alternative to illicit drug production. This brief report provides a side-by-side comparison of House- and Senate-passed bills that would reauthorize the ATPA.
Date: June 12, 2002
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization (open access)

The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization

On December 4, 1991, President George Bush signed into law the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to counter illicit drug production and trade in Latin America. For ten years, it has provided preferential, mostly duty-free, treatment of selected U.S. imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The goal of ATPA is to encourage increased exports, thereby promoting development and providing an incentive for Andean farmers and other workers to pursue economic alternatives to the drug trade. This report discusses the ATPA, its background, and issues regarding its potential reauthorization.
Date: January 3, 2001
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization (open access)

The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization

On December 4, 1991, President George Bush signed into law the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to counter illicit drug production and trade in Latin America. For ten years, it has provided preferential, mostly duty-free, treatment of selected U.S. imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The goal of ATPA is to encourage increased exports, thereby promoting development and providing an incentive for Andean farmers and other workers to pursue economic alternatives to the drug trade. This report discusses the ATPA, its background, and issues regarding its potential reauthorization.
Date: February 21, 2002
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization (open access)

The Andean Trade Preference Act: Background and Issues for Reauthorization

On December 4, 1991, President George Bush signed into law the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to counter illicit drug production and trade in Latin America. For ten years, it has provided preferential, mostly duty-free, treatment of selected U.S. imports from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The goal of ATPA is to encourage increased exports, thereby promoting development and providing an incentive for Andean farmers and other workers to pursue economic alternatives to the drug trade. This report discusses the ATPA, its background, and issues regarding its potential reauthorization.
Date: August 23, 2002
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ecuador’s Brady Bond Default: Background and Implications (open access)

Ecuador’s Brady Bond Default: Background and Implications

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Date: February 1, 2000
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Possibilities for uranium in Ecuador (open access)

Possibilities for uranium in Ecuador

Discussing evidence of the potential of uranium in Ecuador
Date: August 1953
Creator: Judd, Edward K. & DeSanctis, Helen E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

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
Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 5, Number 4, 2008 (open access)

Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 5, Number 4, 2008

Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue is devoted to environmental problems associated with islands, including invasive species, threatened species, and rising oceans.
Date: 2008
Creator: Lean, Geoffrey
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 7, Number 4, 2010 (open access)

Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 7, Number 4, 2010

Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue is devoted to the Copenhagen Summit, the Vancouver Olympics, and indigenous peoples from arctic regions.
Date: 2010
Creator: Lean, Geoffrey
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 8, Number 1, 2010 (open access)

Tunza: The UNEP Magazine for Youth, Volume 8, Number 1, 2010

Tunza is a UNEP magazine for and by young people. This issue is devoted to biodiversity and threatened habitats.
Date: 2010
Creator: Lean, Geoffrey
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Power, Institutions, and Leadership in War and Peace: Lessons from Peru and Ecuador 1995-1998

This book discusses the boundary dispute war between Ecuador and Peru in 1995 and the role of institutions, leadership, and power played in leading to the war and making peace.
Date: 2013
Creator: Mares, David R. & Palmer, David Scott
Object Type: Book
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

[The Church of San Francisco (Iglesia de San Francisco)]

Photograph of the Church of San Francisco (Iglesia de San Francisco) in Quito, Ecuador. The church is also known as the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco (Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco). The church is located on the San Francisco Square (Plaza de San Francisco) in the historic center of the city. A large number of people can be seen standing near the church and amongst the plaza.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús)]

Photograph of a street and the Church of the Society of Jesus (Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús) in Quito, Ecuador. The façade of the church can be seen on the opposite side of the street. A traffic agent is standing on the right in uniform behind a Camel cigarettes advertisement.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Independence Square (Plaza de la Independencia)]

Photograph of the Independence Square (Plaza de la Independencia) in Quito, Ecuador. The plaza is also known as the "Plaza Grande." The plaza has greenery throughout, benches and the Independence Monument (Monumento a la Independencia). The Carondelet Palace (Palacio de Carondelet) can be seen in the background on the left while the Hotel Plaza Grande is on the right.
Date: October 2, 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Market in Otavalo, Ecuador]

Photograph of people at the market in Otavalo, Ecuador. A large number of people appear to be waiting in line next to a building. Many of the people are wearing hats and shawls.
Date: September 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Market in Otavalo, Ecuador, 2]

Photograph of people at the market in Otavalo, Ecuador at the Ponchos Square (Plaza de Ponchos). A large amount of vendors and shoppers can be seen. One woman is standing next to a group of brown sacks. Many of the people are wearing hats and shawls.
Date: September 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Market in Otavalo, Ecuador, 3]

Photograph of people at the market in Otavalo, Ecuador at the Ponchos Square (Plaza de Ponchos). Two vendors can be seen in the foreground, one is selling produce while the other is selling textiles. The textiles are hanging from a concrete umbrella structure in order to be displayed. A group of people are gathered on the left.
Date: September 1977
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library