Portal:Latin America/Did you know/Week 36, 2006

...that Hernando de Soto's work on land titling has been used by several governments in an attempt to ease the ability to get bank loans?
...that the Escondida (right) is the largest copper mine in the world, and creates 8% of the world's supply?
...that the Miracle of Chile is credited to the Chicago Boys, although some dispute its existence?
...that in 2000, in Cuba 76% of people with jobs were employed by the state?
...that in exchange for French recognition of Haiti as a sovereign republic, France demanded payment of 150 million francs (modern equivalent of $21 billion)?

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