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General information about COLOMBIA

General information about COLOMBIA. National Symbols Government Language Religion. National Symbols:. Shield of Colombia Flag of Colombia National Flower National Anthem. COLOMBIA. Geography. GEOGRAPHY.

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General information about COLOMBIA

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  1. General information about COLOMBIA National Symbols Government Language Religion

  2. National Symbols: • Shield of Colombia • Flag of Colombia • National Flower • National Anthem

  3. COLOMBIA Geography

  4. GEOGRAPHY

  5. Colombia is located in the Northwest Corner of South America. It’s size is 1,138,910 Square Kilometers. LOCATION

  6. Colombia is the size of Texas and California combined

  7. COLOMBIA IN USA

  8. North: The Caribbean Sea Northwest: Panama East: Venezuela and Brazil South: Ecuador and Peru West: The Pacific Ocean Borders

  9. AtlanticOcean The Only Country in South America with coasts on both Oceans Pacific Ocean

  10. Los Andes Mountain Range Has a Great Influence on its Geography, Weather and Ecosystems

  11. “Cordillera Occidental”: The lowest and shortest of the three mountain chains. “Cordillera Central”: The most populated and highest. “Cordillera Oriental”: The longest. Los Andes Splits into ThreeMountain Chains

  12. Region Andina: The most important area with 70% of the population of the country. Region Caribe: Most of the country's commerce moves through this area. Region Pacifica: One of the wettest regions in the world. Region Orinoquia: Known as the eastern plains, where cattle raising is practiced. Region Amazonica: The natural reserve of the country. That Divide The Country into FiveNatural Areas

  13. In Colombia you can find 10% of the Fauna and Flora of the Planet Our country holds the first place in the world for its great variety of butterflies, palm trees, orchids and amphibians It holds the second place in the world for its variety of plants It holds the third place in the world for its variety of reptiles Biodiversity

  14. Caribbean Basin Pacific Basin Orinoquia Basin Amazonian Basin Colombia Has Several Rivers Groupedin Four Basins

  15. The Magdalena River with a 1.550 Km length and The Cauca River with a 1.349 Km length. Historically, The Two Most Important Rivers Have Been:

  16. COLOMBIA History of

  17. The History of Colombia is Divided into Four Important Periods • The Pre-Columbian Period (12.000 BC-1492) • The Conquest Period (1500 – 1550) • The Settlement Period (1550 – 1810) • La Republic Period (1810 – Hoy)

  18. At the time of European contact, peoples from eastern South America, the Caribbean and Central America occupied Colombia. Most of these societies fiercely resisted Spanish colonization. The Pre-Columbian Period (12.000 BC-1492)

  19. The most numerous of Colombia’s indigenous peoples were the Muisca. Los Muiscas

  20. It’s the most famous Colombian indigenous legend. It probably comes from a Muisca ceremony, in which a new ruler was covered with gold dust each year, and then washed in a sacred lake. Although many conquerors tried to find it, it was never found. El Dorado

  21. The first cities in the “New World” were founded by Spanish conquerors. The Conquest Period (1500 – 1550)

  22. Colonial society relied on "purity of blood" as a basis for stratification: “Peninsulares”: persons of Spanish descent born in Spain; “Criollos”: Spanish descent born in the colonies; “Mestizos”: persons of mixed Spanish and Indian descent who were free but relegated to positions of low prestige. Black African slaves and “Zambos”: persons of mixed African and Indian descent, who were at the bottom of the social scale and were important only as a source of labor. The Colonial Period (1550 – 1810)

  23. Simon Bolivar organized and led military forces to free the northern portion of South America from Spanish rule. Colombian Independence Day: July 20th, 1810. The Republic Period(1810 – To Date)

  24. Colombian people • Population 43. Million Approx. • 58% Mestizos. (EuroNative) • 20% Mixture (Indian-Euro). • 14% Mulatto. • 4% Black • 3% Mixture (Black-Native). • 1% Native Americans.

  25. Education: 91.3% Men 91.7% women 91.5% Total (2000 est.). Elementary: 90.7% pop. Secondary: 61% Pop. University: 10.6% 2000 est Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, other 10%.

  26. Cities Bogota

  27. Population8,350,0005,261 people/km² Altitude of 2640 m (8660 ft) Temperature is about 14 °C (57 ° F) Area covers 384.3 km² 1222.5 km² BogotaCapital District

  28. MODERN OLD Bogota

  29. TRANSMILENIO TRANSMILENIO

  30. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TEATRO COLON PLANETARIO JARDINBOTANICO

  31. INTERNATIONAL EVENTS BOOK FAIR THEATER FESTIVAL BOGOTA FASHION

  32. TOURIST PLACES GOLD MUSEUM MONSERRATE NATIONAL MUSEUM PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

  33. Other Cities

  34. MEDELLIN

  35. CARTAGENA

  36. CALI

  37. BARRANQUILLA

  38. SANTA MARTA

  39. TOURIST PLACES

  40. SAN AGUSTIN

  41. SANTA MARTA SNOW MOUNTAIN

  42. CABO DE LA VELA

  43. SALT CATHEDRAL

  44. RUIZ AND TOLIMA SNOW VOLCANOES

  45. GALLINERAL PARK

  46. TEQUENDAMA WATERFALL

  47. VILLA DE LEYVA TOWN

  48. TAYRONA NATURAL PARK

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