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COLOMBIA. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. Situated in the northwest corner of South America. Colombia is the only country in the region with coasts on both the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. COLOMBIA. Total area: 440,839 sq.miles - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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COLOMBIA
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Situated in the
northwest corner of South America.
Colombia is the only country in
the region with coasts on both the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean.
COLOMBIA Total area: 440,839 sq.miles Colombia has the third largest
population in South America (46.2 million people)
Colombia is Latin America’s oldest and most stable democracy
Never defaulted on its international debts
IMPORTANT FACTS Panama was part of Colombia- Independence (1903) .
U.S paid US 25.000.000 to Colombia for the American seizure of Panama (1921).
The highest educational levels in South America and a literacy rate of over 92%.
The participation of women in professional fields is the highest in Latin America
Home of the underground Salt Cathedral
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral-Built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a halite mountain.
- The icons, ornaments and architectural details are hand carved in the halite rock.
EXPORTS Flowers Emeralds Coffee Coal Fruits Petroleum Ferronickel (used to make steel) Gold
Second main exporter of flowers in the world after
Holland.
70% of theimported flowers in the U.S are
Colombian
World’s leading source!
Third largest
producer and
exporter of coffee in the world
COAL Colombia has the
world’s largest open cast coal mine, located on the peninsula of La
Guajira, which produces almost 50
million tons per year.
Colombia is the world’s fifth coal producer and the largest exporter of
thermal coal.
BIODIVERSITY One of Colombia’s great
potentials is its immense biodiversity.
The country ranks
second after Brazil (while only a quarter of its size).
• Has the highest number of classes of orchids than any other country.
• Country with the largest number of amphibians in the world – 583 species.
• Has 10% of the world’s animals and plants species, with less than 1% of its land.
BOGOTA- The capital Is on a highland plain of fertile soils
dedicated to dairy farming and flowers for export
A modern and dynamic city that has a population of almost eight million inhabitants
CITY HALL
Porciuncula Church
Botanic Garden
MEDELLIN Is located in a valley
surrounded by mountains, close to agricultural and mining regions of the Department of Antioquia.
Two million inhabitants.
Main producer of textiles and apparel.
Medellín
Christmas lights
MedellínFlower Festival
Typical Hacienda
Botero Plaza
CALI Is surrounded by the fertile
Cauca River valley, which is covered by enormous sugar plantations.
Home to multinational companies supplying the Andean region.
Salsa capital!
Cali
FIVE NATURAL REGIONS CARIBBEAN
ANDEAN
PACIFIC COAST
ORINOQUIA
AMAZON
Handicrafts
CULTUREMODERN MUSIC TRADITIONAL MUSIC
JUANES
SHAKIRA
CARLOS VIVES
CUMBIA CURRULAO JOROPO BAMBUCO VALLENATO SALSA MERENGUE
If you want to see the Caribbean, go to Cuba or Dominican RepublicIf you want to see the Pacific, go to ChileI you want to see the Andes, go to EcuadorIf you want to see the Amazon, go to BrazilIf you want to see the Pre-Columbian cultures , go to México or Perú
But if you want to see all these together go to :
COLOMBIA!
COLONIAL CITIES
VILLA DE LEYVA
San Agustin
World Heritage SiteStone sculptures carved between 100 and 1200 AD,500 square kilometers -the largest of the Pre-Columbian sites in South America
COFFEE PARK
CARTAGENA
Cartagena
Colonial Architecture
La Guajira
Amazon
3452 classes of orchids