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Spanish-Speaking Country Project: Colombia

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COLOMBIA

RICH IN CULTURE, HISTORY, AND PEOPLE
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BOGOTÁ

THE BEAUTIFUL YET MYSTERIOUS CAPITAL OF COLOMBIA
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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

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

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.

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.

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)

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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