What Is The Inequality In The Motorcycle Diaries

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The film The Motorcycle Diaries begins in Buenos Aires in the year 1952. Ernesto Guevara, a young medical student, and his friend, Alberto Granado, a biochemistry graduate, set out on a journey across Latin America with their handy old motorbike, Throughout their journey, the two young men come face to face with the social and political reality of the continent. This twists their perception of the world. They are first confronted with the social situation of the people in Chuquicamata, Chile. Once the pair has arrived at the largest copper mine in the world, they witness the inequality that the country had become accustomed to. The mine which was owned by American firms produced material that brought in profit close to $1, 000,000 a day, meanwhile

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