The world's fourth largest island - Most of the animals and plants are unique - From tropical rainforests, mangroves, lagoons to river deltas which all have a rich wildlife - The country has an volcanic origin and there are hot spring, craters and cones of ashes - The first settlers came from Indonesia and then Arabs and Indians - It has a great export of spices - It was once the world leading producer of vanilla but then they started to produce it artificially and the demand declined - Fishing industry is the second major export - Now they trying to establish a tourism industry -
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Venezuela - Its People and History
Venezuela on the northern coast of South America has a long coastline of 300km along the Caribbean Sea - The tropical climate has an average of 22oC - The country has 40% forests and a rich wildlife - The capital is Caracas - They used to be a poor farming nation but then oil and gas was discovered - They won their independence but soon had a long period of civil war and dictatorships - After the WWII the elected president served a full term -
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Ecuadore --Its People and History
The name for this country came from the Spanish word equator - It is lying right across the equator - The mountain range of the Andes run from the north to the south - Some have a peak of 6000m and snow-capped all year round - There are about 30 active volcanoes - A fascinating and unique range of wildlife - Tropical rainforests with v ery colourful birds - Stone palaces, temples and roads are earliest records of people living there - Around 1450 AD the Incas of Peru invaded and conquered the country-
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Haiti - Its People and History
Haiti is a horshoe-shaped country in the Caribbean - It is the poorest country in the Americas - A tense forested mountains borders on the Dominican Republic - Forests had been cut down for agriculture but with heavy rainfall there is a lot of soil erosion - Coffee, sugar and sisal are grown and exported - Many farmers only grown food to feed their family - The people are descended from African Slaves brought in by French Colonist - French is the official language but Creole is widely spoken - Haitians suffered a lot by very cruel dictators but now they are moving toward democracy -
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