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Colombia has moved more that 1000 miles in the last 170 million years.Colombia is the world's leading source of emeralds.Colombia is the 3rd largest exporter of coffee in the world.Colombia is the 2nd most biodiverse country in the world.Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus.The highest waterfall off Colombia is La Chorrera falls, it is 590m high.The government prohibits drinkning alchohol at major events to avoid violence.Colobia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, at 13000m, is the world's highest coastal mountain range.

Cocora Valley wax palm trees

parque nacional natural tayrona

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Salt Cathedral

Colombia

Precipitation

Average annual rainfall is 2,630 mm

Temperature

Average temperature of 27°C (80,6 °F).

With over 1,600 known species, Colombia is one of the most butterfly-diverse countries in the world – and any hike through the jungles and forests of the country will yield sightings of myriad species of brightly colored insects. The weirdest and most wonderful though is the Diaethria Phlogea, a native species also known as the 89’98 butterfly due to the distinct number patterns on its outer wings.

CLimate

The climate is generally tropical and isothermal.

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Cocora Valley Wax Palm Trees

Tallest Palms in the World

Enormous, slender trees stretch skyward in this verdant valley. The wax palms, which can grow to up to 200 feet tall, are the tallest type of palm tree in the world, as well as the tallest recorded species of monocot. The Cocora Valley, which at its lowest is still roughly 5,900 feet above sea level, is the main place to find these quirky-looking trees. The Quindío wax palm (Ceroxylon quindiuense) thrives in high-altitude places. It’s also an excellent home for endangered birds like the yellow-eared parrot. With their slim trunks topped by clusters of leaves that resemble cottony tufts of greenery from a distance, the palms look like the whimsical trees in Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax. But sadly, these fantastic trees are in need of their own little Lorax to save them. The wax palms have unfortunately been threatened by habitat loss, overharvesting, and disease.

Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona

Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona is a magical slice of Colombia's Caribbean coast, with stunning stretches of golden sandy beach backed by coconut palms and thick rainforest. Behind it all rise the steep hillsides of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the world's highest coastal mountain range. The park stretches along the coast from the Bahía de Taganga near Santa Marta to the mouth of the Río Piedras, 22mi (35km) east, and covers some 30,000 acres of land and 7000 acres of coral-rich sea.

Salt Cathedral

"Jewel of Modern Architecture"

The tunnel leading to Colombia's most famous church feels more like a byway into the bowels of the earth. It's dark and dank, with a faint smell of sulfur in the air. But after a few hundred yards, the shaft gradually widens to reveal Roman Catholic icons, like the Stations of the Cross and Archangel Gabriel. And they're all carved out of salt. Colombia's Salt Cathedral is located about 600 feet underground, in a former salt mine in Zipaquirá, just outside Bogotá. It's especially busy during Easter, with thousands attending services marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.