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Colombia. http://go.grolier.com/. Map of Colombia. http://go.grolier.com/. Food. Arepas – cornmeal pancakes Patacones – fried plantains Sancocho de Gallina – chicken soup Dulce de leche – pudding Empanadas – small pastries
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Colombia http://go.grolier.com/
Map of Colombia http://go.grolier.com/
Food • Arepas – cornmeal pancakes • Patacones– fried plantains • Sancocho de Gallina – chicken soup • Dulce de leche – pudding • Empanadas – small pastries • Ajiaco – soup made by chicken • Techona – a roasted suckling pig filled with rice • Pigeon soup • Cooked guinea pig • Big fried ants
Climate • 83% of the country is 75⁰F • 9% of the country is 64⁰F • 6% of the country is 53⁰F • Snowy
Celebrations • New Year's Eve • Carnival • Carnaval de Blanco y Negros (Festival of whites and blacks) • Medellin’s Feria de las Flores y Desfile de Silleteros (Flower Fair and parade of the flower Vendors)
Fun Facts • Colombia produces some of the world’s best coffee • The colors of the flag have meanings: yellow means gold, blue means the sea, and red means blood • 75% of the people live in the city • Some schools are so crowded that the classrooms work in shifts • The most dangerous animalis the poison dart frog