While Argentina was more progressive than other Latin American countries, it still lagged behind that of other, more developed countries. ... In 1998, the United States spent $4,403 per capita on health care, while Argentina led all Latin American countries by spending $675 per capita (Franko, 1999). These figures give an idea to the state of health in Latin America. ... Between 1995 and 1997, "Argentina received a World Bank loan of $350 million for health insurance reform, $101 million for provincial health sector development and a $150 million loan from the Inter-American Development Ban...

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Panthera onca: A life in the America's The scientific name Panthera onca is known to most people as the jaguar. In South America the name for it is "yaguara" which means a beast that kills its prey with one bound. The jaguar is on the endangered species list in the United States, Central, and South America. ... There are still occasional sightings and reports of jaguars in the United States but they are of South American descent. ... Principle Threats Deforestation rates are highest in Latin America, and fragmentation of forest habitat isolates jaguar populations so that they are...

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Argentina is a very large country, it is the eighth largest country in the world and it is the second largest country in South America. ... The people celebrate with parades and the schools are closed but they do not celebrate independence in the same way as Americans. ... Buenos Aires has been described as the "Paris " of Latin America! ... Even though it is in South America, It gets pretty cold in Argentina, our winter is their summer. ... The main culture figure Gaucho which means South American cowboy also stays in the Pampas. ...

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Evita brought a new perspective in Latin America when it came to Democracy. It was surprising to see that Mexico implemented the military to its favor and other Latin American countries didn't, making it a big problem of Democrats vs. ...

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