COLUMBIA

EARLY HISTORY

• Artifacts dating back to 5,000 BC
• Farming (corn and cotton)
• Metal work
• Sewing

SPANISH RULE

• Santa Marta (1525)
• Spaniards brought smallpox
• Native population decline
• Slaves

INDEPENDENCE

• Several failed attempts
• Final rebellion 1810
• Independence November 1811

ECOSYSTEMS

• Second most diverse country
• 40-45 thousand plant species
• 2,000 fish species

GROGRAPHY

• Andes Mountains
• Ring of Fire
• Amazon Rain Forest
• Botogá (8,530 ft. above sea level)

EXPORTS

• Crude Petroleum 24%
• Coal 16%
• "Unclassified transactions" (drugs) 6%

ART

• Gold craftmanship
• Merges ancient art with modern art
• Current art is mostly based off of sensitivity

FOOD

• Patacones (fried green plantains)
• Sugarcane juice
• casquitos de guayaba (candied guava peels)

SPORTS

• Tejo
• Very good at football (soccer)
• Copa América 2001
• Roller-skating's dream team

ISSUES

• Drugs
• Drug related violence
• Gang wars

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia