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Spanish-Speaking Country Project: Colombia
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1.
COLOMBIA
RICH IN CULTURE, HISTORY, AND PEOPLE
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2.
BOGOTÁ
THE BEAUTIFUL YET MYSTERIOUS CAPITAL OF COLOMBIA
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3.
CLIMATE
The average temperature is fairly moderate
Temperature only changes with the changes of altitude
Tropical on the coasts and eastern plains
Cooler near the highlands
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POPULATION
THE COLOMBIAN POPULATION IS ABOUT 45,745,783
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CURRENCY
THE COLOMBIAN CURRENCY IS THE COLOMBIAN PESO
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6.
THE COLOMBIAN FLAG
The colors are amarillo, azul, y rojo
The yellow represents Colombia's gold and riches
The blue represents the Pacific Ocean, Carribean sea, and the many rivers that wind through Colombia
The red stands for the blood lost in the fight for independence from Spain
7.
CULTURE
Cumbia is a unique style of music in Colombia
The members of a Cumbia band play drums and gaitas (flutes)
It came from the first African slaves to arrive in Colombia
Cumbia has is also popular in other South American countries.
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Luz Adriana Villa A.
8.
MORE CULTURE!
Colombians are big on coffee.
Coffee is served with every meal in Colombia.
There are 4 types of Colombian coffee:
Caturra, maragojipe, pajarito, and borbón
A Colombian drinks an average of 20 cups per day
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COOL!
The mythical city,El Dorado, is said to be at Lake Guatavita near the capital, Bogotá.
El Dorado is known as "the lost city if gold"
It is said to have gold-paved streets, golden temples and rich mines of gold and silver.
Many quests throughout history have been made to find this lost city. All have failed.
It has never been found.
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10.
STRANGE!
PEOPLE IN COLOMBIA OFTEN GREET EACH OTHER BY KISSING ON THE CHEEK
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LOCATION
COLOMBIA IS LOCATED IN EL CARIBA SOUTH AMERICA (NORTHERN S. AMERICA)
12.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll,aka, Shakira, popular Latin pop-artist was born in Colombia.
She is the highest selling Colombian artist of all time,she sold a total of 125 million records worldwide.
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CITED SOURCES
0-online.culturegrams.com.elibrary.mel.org
latinamericanhistory.about.com
Dubois, Jill. Cultures of the World: Colombia. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publicat
cont. ion Data. 1994. Print.
Cheyenne Vernie
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