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Colombia and Venezuela

Colombia and Venezuela. Colombia’s Land. What is Colombia’s capital city? Rio de Janiero Bogotá Caracas Buenos Aries. Colombia’s Land. Capital is Bogota 43,000,000 people Andes Mts run along the north and west Llanos plains in the east Tropical rainforest in the south.

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Colombia and Venezuela

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  1. Colombia and Venezuela

  2. Colombia’s Land What is Colombia’s capital city? Rio de Janiero Bogotá Caracas Buenos Aries

  3. Colombia’s Land • Capital is Bogota • 43,000,000 people • Andes Mts run along the north and west • Llanos plains in the east • Tropical rainforest in the south

  4. Colombia’s Land

  5. Colombia’s Land • Located close to the equator, low lying areas are mostly tropical • As elevation rises, temperature becomes cooler • Jaguars, manatees, toucan, macaws monkeys

  6. Columbia’s Economy What is Colombia’s #1 cash crop? • Cotton • Tobacco • Sugar • Cocaine

  7. Colombia’s History and People • Muisca, Quimbaya, and Tairona indigenous people • Vasco Núñez de Balboa was the first European to land in 1503, became Spanish Colony • Declared in dependence in 1808, led by Simon Bolivar

  8. Colombia’s History and People • Most speak Spanish • Most are Roman Catholic • Most are mestizo • Most are farmers

  9. Colombia’s History and People • Cocaine is the most exported drug from Colombia • In the 1970 and 80’s people started smuggling drugs to the US • The US has given $1.2B to stop the smuggling

  10. Venezuela's Land • Capital is Caracas • 26,000,000 people • Caribbean Sea on the north, Andes Mts to the south, llanos (grassy plains) to the east • Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world,

  11. Venezuela's Land

  12. Venezuela's Economy • Most people work on campisinos. The grow coffee, sugar and cocao. • Oil is the most important export. • Most of the oil is exported to the US

  13. Venezuela's History and People • What does MESTIZO mean? • A Venezuelan dinner dish • A person who is of mixed ethnic background • A major city in Colombia • Spanish for farmer

  14. Venezuela's History and People • Was a part of Colombia until they revolted from Spain. • Revolution was led by Simon Bolivar • Venezuela means “Little Venice”, because of its many rivers. • Caudillos ruled the country for most of its history, until 1958

  15. Venezuela's History and People Hugo Chavez was elected in 1998. He was ruled for the rest of his life until 2013. He gave economic reform to the poor, but too away many rights and liberties

  16. Comparison 3 facts about Venezuela 3 facts about Colombia 3 facts about both

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