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

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 * ...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)?