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Assignment 2: Colonialism
The economy of Cuba was materially based in agriculture including sugar, tobacco, and cattle. The colony’s economy was built on extraction including the mining of copper. Enslaved Africans were brought to Cuba and served as the main source of labor alongside Indigenous people from Cuba. Cuba was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century …
Assignment 1: The Economy of the Osa Peninsula
Cocoa is produced from the seeds of fruits on cocoa trees on farms on the Osa Peninsula. The seeds are fermented, dried, and roasted to produce cocoa butter and powder which are then used to create products such as chocolate; this process adds value to cocoa. This can be done on site at farms such …
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