3. Colombia is located
in the northwestern
part of South
America. Its capital
is Bogota. Bordered
on the east by
Venezuela and
Brazil, south to Peru
and Ecuador by the
northwest to
Panama.
Location
4. Culture
Colombia has been hit by a wide range of
cultural influences: Native Americans or
indians, Spanish and other European,
African, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern
5. Music
Colombia is a country with a variety of
music according to each region. The
most traditional are: cumbia, salsa,
vallenato, llanera.
People listen to rock, pop, champeta,
reggaeton, hip hop, electronic,
6. Politics
Colombia is a Social State of Law
organized as a unitary republic with
political centralization and
administrative decentralization, in
which public power is separated into
three branches, legislative, executive
and judicial.
7. Education
Education is composed of pre-school levels (three
grades), basic education (nine grades), high school (two
degrees)
70% of the existing schools, colleges and universities in
Colombia are private.
8. Sports
Soccer, cycling, boxing and roller skating are the most popular
sports in Colombia. Baseball, volleyball, baseball, golf, athletics,
bowling, motorsports, are also practiced.
9. Food A key feature of this dish is its
enormous wealth, both in quantity and
variety of foods, so that the tray full
paisa only be called to serve in large
plates trays.
* Beans with claw
* White rice
* Chicharrón
* Fried Egg
* Patacón
* Chorizo Antioquia with lemon
* Arepa Antioquia
* Hogao
* Sausage
* Tomato sliced red
* Avocado.
BANDEJA PAISA
10. Food
TAMAL
The most famous
Colombian tamales are
from Tolima, consisting of
corn flour, rice and peas,
accompanied by boiled
eggs, carrots, bacon,
pork and chicken,
seasoned lightly with salt
and pepper, all of which
are wrapped in a kitchen
banana leaf, usually
served with corn bread or
bread and chocolate.
11. Food
SANCOCHO
The stew is a soup
consisting of meat,
tubers, vegetables
and seasonings.
Among its origins
seem to be the
melting pot Taino,
Spanish stew, pot
rotten Spanish and
Corsican stews,
Irish, Danish,
German, Italian and
French.
12. Economy
Colombian’s economy is based on
emeralds, coffee, banana, crude oil,
gas, livestock, hydro-electricity and
mining.
13. OVERVIEW
Official Name: Republic of Colombia
Area (km2): 1.141.748
Costas (km): 3208
Limits:
North: Caribbean Sea
East: Venezuela and Brazil
South: Peru and Ecuador
West: Pacific Ocean
Nor West: Panama
Political divisions: 32 departments
Capital: Bogota., D.C. (Founded in 1538 by Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada)
Political divisions: 32 departments
Currency: Peso
Language: Spanish (official), Chibcha, Guajiro and about 90 more Indian languages, not
official, there are also communities of foreign origin who speak English and German.
National Day: July 20th (Independence)
Adjective: Colombian
Official time: GMT -5 hours (Normal / Summer)
Main cities: Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cucuta, Bucaramanga, Pereira,
Ibague, Manizales and Pasto
