Gabriel Garcí Márquez was a Latin-American journalist, novelist and story writer, and a central figure in the Magic Realism movement. ... He basically considered himself a realist as he wrote about Colombian and Latin American reality just as he saw it. ... When Blue was released he was introduced as the spokesman for Latin American modernism. ... Dario describes his poetry as "the Hispanic form of the universal crisis in literature and spirit that began around 1885." ... By the end of his life he was known as the most influential of the Latin-American poets who dealt with A...

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Although Columbus discovered Cuba, it was already inhabited by Arawak Native Americans; variously described as members of the Ciboney, Taino, and Guanajatabeye tribes ( ). ... The Spanish were in search of gold and although Cuba did not have as much as other Latin American countries, it did have some. ... Most employees are paid in pesos but since the American dollar can now be owned, it is highly sought after. Cab drivers and gift shop owners make more than university professors because they have access to the American dollar. ...

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• Grade Level: High School