Colombia presentation

Colombia

jacobo, josh, mikael

Meaning of The Flag

• The Flag of Colombia consists of three yellow, red and blue stripes.
• The yellow color represents sovereignty and equality.
• The blue represents nobility, loyalty and alertness.
• The redness shown for red independence, dignity, generosity, and the lost people in this cause.
• Colombia contains a shield with a Condor symbolyzing freedom

Facts about Colombia.

• The official name of Colombia is the Republic of Colombia and is derived from the last name of explorer Christopher Columbus.
• Capital, Bogota Distrito Capital.
• Population: 50.374.000

• Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, after only Brazil which is 10 times its size, and one of only 17 “megadiverse” countries. It has the highest amount of species by area in the world, including more species of bird than all of Europe and North America combined.
• Spanish is the official language of Colombia.
• Official Money: Colombian Peso
• One Of the best Coffee around the wold
• Colombia shares land borders with 5 countries: Panama, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
• Cano Cristales – the “River of Five Colors” or the “Liquid Rainbow”, is a river in Colombia located in the Serrania de la Macarena province of Meta. This river’s bed changes color between yellow, green, blue, black, and especially red, beginning the end of July and through November.
• Colombia loves anything and everything that has something to do with Futbol (soccer). Without Futbol, its iconic yellow jerseys, its heartthrob, James Rodriguez, or without its unique goal dance, Colombian people couldn’t get a peaceful night’s sleep.

Famous Colombians

• FERNANDO BOTERO. Colombian painter and sculptor.
• SOFIA VERGARA. Colombian actress and model winner of international television awards, based in the United States
• EGAN BERNAL. Colombian cyclist born in Bogotá.
• J BALVIN. Colombian urban music singer.
• Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo. is a Colombian Professor of Pathology and Immunology who made the world's first attempt to create a synthetic vaccine against the protozoal parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of severe malaria.
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez. was one of the best-known Latin American writers in history. He won a Nobel Prize for Literature, mostly for his masterpiece of magic realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Gabriel García Márquez. was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature, but is best known for his novels, such as:

• One Hundred Years of Solitude.
• Chronicle of a Death Foretold.
• Love in the Time of Cholera.
• Of Love and Other Demons.
• News of a Kidnapping.
• The General in His Labyrinth.

Facts about Colombian Geography

Colombia is located at Nouthern South America Also a bit of the famous Andes Mountains passes through Colombia Colombia is home to an average 10% of the Amazon rainforest, an area covering 403,000 square kilometres. Colombia has a diverse climate from tropical steppe, rainforest as well as glacial climate in the Andean mountain regions. More than 60% of the country are low-lying grassland and sparsely populated. Colombia sits on the Ring of Fire and is prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

Biodiversity in Colombia

Colombia is rich of natural resources such as petroleum, natural gas, coal, gold and copper. Colombia is also the country with the world's largest number of bird species.It has the largest amount of endemic species, that means animals that exist only in this country. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Snow-Covered Mountain range of Santa Marta) is an isolated mountain range in northern Colombia, separate from the Andes range that runs through the centre of the country. In Colombia there are a lot of mountains that form part of Andes Mountains

Traditional Colombian Food

• Arepa, a circular bread made from fresh cornmeal.
• Empanadas, made with savory yellow corn dough stuffed with rice, cooked potatoes, meat, chicken and lots more.
• Ajiaco, beloved in the city of Bogota. It's a hearty chicken soup made with potatoes and corn on the cob.

• Bandeja Paisa consist of two types of Colombian sausage, ground beef, rice, red beans, a fried pork rind called chicharron, an arepa, a platain, a slice of avocado and a fried egg to top it all of.

Carnaval of Baranquilla

Barranquilla's carnival is the biggest celebration of folklore in all Colombia and one of the world's largest carnivals, with more than a hundred years of tradition. The festivities run for four days and Colombians and visitors alike party in the streets in a colorful celebration of Colombian culture. During the carnival, Barranquilla's normal activities are put aside as the city gets busy with street dances, musical and masquerade parades. The Carnival Of Barranquilla includes dances such as the Spanish paloteo, African Congo, and indigenous mico y micas. ... Barranquilla's Carnival.

Wildlife of Colombia

• Colombia has unique animals living in each of its diverse habitats, the most notable wild animals in Colombia are:
• Pink River Dolphin this unique dolphin lives in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in Colombia.
• Jaguar – Some jaguars live in tropical rainforests around the Amazon basin. Others live on the savannas and grasslands of Colombia.
• Black Caiman Crocodile – These crocodiles can grow to be 20 feet long and are the most common crocodile in the country, their combined power and speed makes them an easy choice for the list of the most dangerous animals in Colombia.
• Colombia is home to 54 species of parrots that include macaws, parakeets, and parrotlets. Contrary to popular belief that parrots reside solely in the Amazonian rainforests, these incredible birds are found in regions across Colombia and even large cities.

Places to visit in Colombia - Cartagena de Indias One of the best places in Colombia for vibrant architecture and culture, Cartagena were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. - Caño Cristales (also known as the river from 5 colours) in the Colombian National Park of La Macarena has been called the most beautiful river in the world. - The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá is an underground church built inside a salt mine, and made entirely of salt. - Gold Museum in Bogota Colombia contains more than 55,000 pieces of gold and other materials from pre-Hispanic cultures. - Plaza Botero is an outside park in front of Museo de Antioquia that displays 23 abstract bronze sculptures created by World-renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero. One of the most recognizable attractions in Colombia's capital Bogota, - Cerro de Monserrate, is a hill towering above the city with a church perched on its top.

Popular music from Colombia

• Colombia is called "The land of a thousand rhythms". The number of rhythms inside the folk music from town to town and village to village is amazing. With binding to the rhythmic musics, most of these genres are bind to the dances too, the most important genres of music in Colombia are:

• Salsa
• Vallenato
• Cumbia
• Pop

Thank you for listening

Josh 6B