Colombia - Destiny Nuńez
Published on Dec 11, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Colombia is located in South America
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The Colombian currency is the "Colombian Peso"
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Juan Manuel Santos is the current Colombian President (not attractive, at all)
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The current conflict with armed guerrilla groups dates from the mid-sixties, but the origins of current conflict go back to the period of ‘La Violencia’ (1948-1958).
http://www.insightonconflict.org/conflicts/colombia/conflict-profile/
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"La Violencia " was a 10 year civil war in Colombia. between the Colombian Conservative Party and the Colombian Liberal Party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Violencia
Guerrilla Groups have been an active group and warfare in Colombia in the past and now.
In 2008, there was a scandal called "FALSE POSITIVES" which were numerous murders in Colombia.
Members of the military had poor or mentally impaired civilians lured to remote parts of the country with offers of work, killed them, and presented them to authorities as guerrilleros killed in battle, in an effort to inflate body counts and receive promotions or other benefits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22False_positives%22_scandal
DRUG WARS
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Drug wars and Drug Cartels are big and known in Colombia. For a while, there was nothing but the drug wars causing numerous murders done by the cartel.
Pablo Escobar was one of the many drug lords in Colombia that was successful for a while but soon failed. Pablo Escobar was incredibly violent and his quest for power within the Colombian government led to a stand-off between the cartel and the government
Pablo Escobar left a big mark, that there are Novelas about him.
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81% Roman Catholic.
13.5% Protestants
1.9% No religious beliefs
3.6% Other faiths:
Seventh-day Adventist Church: about 180.000 members
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: about 130.000 members
Jehovah's Witnesses: about 120.000 members.
Bahá'í Faith: about 68,000[11]
Judaism: between 5.000 and 10.000 members.
Buddhism: approximately 9,000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Colombia
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The majority of the religion in Colombia is Roman Catholic.
The official Langauge in Colombia is the Spanish Language. More than 99.2% of Colombians speak the Spanish language.
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A perfect evening snack in Bogota. There are many different varieties of arepa in Colombia. These were on the drier side and were served with a whole, grilled chorizo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arepas_con_chorizo.jpg
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Cholado or Raspao is an icy beverage with fresh fruit and sweetened condensed milk traditional from Jamundí
Colombia is known for their beautiful pottery and crafts. There is a famous Colombian street artist named STINKFISH. Stinkfish was born in Mexico; however, he spent his childhood in Colombia once his parents migrated there.
http://www.streetartbio.com/#!stinkfish/ckr2
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Photo by MAMM Medellín
COLOMBIAN MUSIC:
SHAKIRA
