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new dimension to this sphere. Exports, including chemicals, hi-tech software, agricultural produce, machinery and electronics, and imports, consisting mainly of meat, grain, corn, sugar, cocoa, coffee, and metals, are both on the increase, and Israeli banks, construction firms and agricultural planning and development companies are active in the countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean. Many Israelis visit Central and South America, particularly young Israelis for whom a visit to these regions is part of a post-Army right of passage.