Latin-American Countries: Similarities Between Cuba And Argentina

In researching the business culture of another foreign country for the use of an informational memo. I want to let my classmates, know what country has been chosen to research and share some of it's interesting facts on the country of Cuba.

The US and Argentina share a lot of their economical information, as well as lots of government policies. However, they have different governmental systems. One example of this is Argentina’s government is a republic, while the US has a federal republic. What makes Argentina and the US similar is who they trade with; China is a shared top trade partner, and they also frequently trade with each other. (Argentina: Economy, 2015)

Although both Cuba and Mexico have Spaniard influence that is the most they have in relation to each other historically. Not much of Cuba is known before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, upon arrival there were no indigenous peoples on the island. Where in Mexico there plenty of indigenous people from Aztecs, Mayans, to Tzotzil. When the Spaniards arrived in Mexico in 1529 there were natives roaming around everywhere. After the arrival of the Spaniards in Cuba, the island was being used as a slave stop before

When you hear people speak of the Argentine culture people rarely know what all revolves around this culture that we in America enjoy today. The Argentine culture is known mostly for the tango when concerning music. Folk, pop and classical music are also popular music genres that we enjoy even to this day. The Cosquín National Folklore Festival, a well known venue for folklore music has been gathering musicians from the genre annually since 1961. When you tango you don’t just dance you let the music move your body. The tango originates from the dance of the milonga, which was created by the combination of rhythms by Europeans.

90 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida lies a beautiful, small country known as Cuba. Cuba is a melting pot of many different types of ethnicities including Americans, African Americans, and Europeans. Cuba has a very unique culture that gets even better as you look into their government, sports and education, arts, and heritage. In Cuba, they have a communist government.

Race in Argentina and Cuba, 1880-1930: Theory, Policies, and Popular Reaction, by Aline Heig; In the Analysis of the writen of Sarmiento, Bunge, and Ingenieros; Heig explain the believe of the racial theory in Argentina and Cuba. She explained about the different treatments during those times in which the social and racial class it was divided. Cuba and Argentina it was characterize by the separation of skin color. The Anglo-Saxon in Argentina and Cuba have the idea of superiority race and inferiority. However, Heig explain that the ideology of the Argentina culture is very similar because they believe in the white superiority and Indians and black inferiority.

The United States is a country that doesn't have to depend as much on other nations to receive oil unlike Cuba does. Cuba is an impoverished country that does not have as many resources as the US has. The population of Cuba has impacted the use of energy. Cuba is a country that relays a lot on other countries

To begin, it is important to know about the history of Cuba to fully comprehend how things came to be as they are today. Since the Conquest and Colonization Era (1492-1898), many of the prominent European countries and the powerful neighbor to the north of Cuba, the United States of America, have attempted to take control of the land. It first began with the Spanish conquistadors, specifically Diego Velázquez, who was the first to explore and settle the land. Up until the end of the 19th century, the Spanish monarch was the authoritative figure overseeing the land and

In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain relinquished all sovereignty over Cuba. For a time, the policy of the United States toward Cuba was somewhat ambivalent. The Teller Amendment at the beginning of the Spanish-American War had pledged the restoration of Cuba to the Cubans. However, at the same time the United States was determined that it would not be placed after the war with Spain in a worse position in regard to its vital interests in Cuba than it had been when Cuba was a Spanish possession.

Cuba is an Caribbean island that is located between the Caribbean sea and the North Atlantic ocean. It is slightly smaller than an Pennsylvania. Cuba has a tropical climate with moderate trade winds. It is mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and has mountains in its southeast. Cuba has dry seasons, which is from November to April. It also has rainy seasons that is from May until October. Cuba has many natural resource and some are cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, and timber. It has arable land, which means land capable of being ploughed to grow crops. The east coast of Cuba can be victims of hurricanes

Cuba and The United States of America (U.S.A.) reside within a close proximity of each other. They share sunny weather the vast majority of the year and the Caribbean’s beautiful beaches. In fact, there is a certain point in Key West that is located 90 miles away from Cuba. For this reason, and many others, it is not a surprise that some people find these two countries very similar, but that is far from the truth. Cuba and the United States of America are two entirely different countries that differentiate amongst their economy, society, and technological advances.

Miami Florida has the biggest Latin population than any other city in the United States. The majority of Latin's being of Cuban descent. Since the Cuban revolution there have been constant waves of immigrating Cubans to Miami. The result has been a Cuban American society that has created culture diversity within. In order to understand the Cuban American culture you must understand its ethnic origin, politics, and the varying times of immigration.

Cuba is an beautiful island with vibrant art and soul stirring music and villages. From sugar canes to playing dominoes and baseball. Sugar canes, dominoes and baseball is extremely popular in Cuba. Cuba is the 17th largest island in the world and approximately 22% of the country is protected natural areas. Cuba also has 289 beaches and 200 bays but few large rivers or inland water regions. The country has nearly 200 small rivers as well as many narrow streams that run dry in summer. Cuba is the most populous island in the Caribbean and home to over 11 million residents but France is the most visited country in the world, with over 80 million visitors every year. The country is drained by dozens and dozens of rivers and white, sandy beaches

The biggest differences between Cuba and the United States are the government and economic status. The United States has a democracy where as Cuba has a dictatorship. Cuba is one of the poorest countries in the world and yet the U.S. is one of the most powerful countries in the world. The U.S. sets the standards for other industrial nations, however Cuba does all that it can with their national resources and aid from other countries.

The majority of people living in Cuba were of African and Spanish ancestry. They lived in high rise apartment buildings. Their diet consisted of rice, and it was usually served with beans and/or mixed with tomatoes. Many Cuban foods are spicy.