Colombia is a country located in northwestern South America with a diverse climate, landscape, and culture. It has over 2 million square kilometers of land and borders Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Panama. Colombia has a population of over 48 million people and is a member of several international organizations. The country has a rich cultural history and is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, known for its plants, animals, rivers and mountainous terrain. Popular cities include Medellin, Bogota, Cali, Cartagena and major cultural figures include painter Fernando Botero. Traditional Colombian foods include bandeja paisa, sancocho, tamales and arroz con pollo.

1. Colombia

2. Located
America is a country located in northwestern South America,
organized constitutionally as a decentralized unitary republic. Its
capital is Bogota. Its area is 2,070,408 km2, of which 1,141,748 km2
correspond to the mainland and the remaining 928 660 km2 to its
.
maritime extension, which maintains border disputes with Venezuela
and Nicaragua. It borders on Venezuela and Brazil, south to Peru and
Ecuador and Panama to the northwest, in terms of maritime
boundaries, borders with Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras,
Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Venezuela in the Caribbean,
and Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.

3. Colombia is a member
OF THE:UNASUR, UN, Pacific Alliance, OAS,
CAN, FLAR, Mercosur4, UL, CIVETS, ABINIA,
IAEA, BCIE, OEI, FAO, G-3, G-77, Rio Group,
IADB, IBRD, ICAO, IFAD, IFC IFRCS, WHO, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Interpol, ISO, ITU, NAM, OPANAL,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO WTO, AEC.

4. History
Pre-colombina
Archaeological and El Abra, the current
population of Colombia was initiated
between 11000 and 20000 to. C. The
routes of the population were varied, as is
witnessed by the different language
families and the diverse cultural
development (Paleoindian, Archaic,
training). Given its geographical location,
the present territory of Colombia was a
corridor of populations between
Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, the Andes
and the Amazon. The latter show dates for
the period Paleoindian sites. For the
sixteenth century, the territory was
occupied by people in various states of
training, such as the Arawak, Carib and
Chibcha, the latter two groups (the Tairona
and Muisca) which highlights the superior
training with a high level of civilization .

5. Climate
The climate in Colombia varies from extreme cold
in the snow, even the warmest sea level, with two
dry seasons and two of rainfall influence of trade
winds and the intertropical convergence zone,
which are influenced in turn by the effects of El
Niño and La Niña.During the month of April,
effects of wind and steam to produce two periods
of intense rainfall (called Winter) and two drought
or sporadic rains (called summer).

6. Language
Colombia states that Castilian is the official
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language and the languages and dialects of
ethnic groups are also official in their territories.
The education provided in communities with their
own linguistic traditions will be bilingual. There are
approximately 65 indigenous languages and two​
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Creole languages that are still preserved, among
which the Wayuu language, the Paez, the Misak
and the Embera.

7. Fauna and Flora
Colombia is one of the diverse
countries in biodiversity,
ranking third in living species
and second species of birds.
In terms of flora, the country
has between 40 000 and 45
000 plant species, equivalent
to 10 or 20% of all species
worldwide, considered very
high for a country full
intermedio.En size, Colombia
is the second most biodiverse
in the world, after Brazil.

8. Hydrography
Colombia is one of the countries with the largest
water resources, rivers, streams and water birth,
is also the principal water source in the world
citation needed, on whose territory there are five
major aspects basins, called the site in that
empty: Caribbean, Orinoco, Amazon, Pacific and
Catatumbo.

9. The ciTy's mosT visiTed

10. sanTiago de cali
Is the capital of Valle del
Cauca department in
Colombia and the third
most populous city after
Bogota and Medellin.
Cali was founded in 1536
and although it is one of
the oldest cities in
America.

11. carTagena de indias
Is a city in Colombia,
capital of the
department of Bolivar.
was founded on 1. °
June 1533 by Pedro de
Heredia.
It is the fifth largest city
in population after
Bogota, Medellin, Cali
and Barranquilla.

12. medellin
Colombian town and
municipality, capital of
Antioquia department.
Located in the
northwest of the
country in the center
Aburrá Valley, located
in the Cordillera
Central.a population of
2,343,049

13. BogoTá
Is the capital city of the
Republic of Colombia.
Bogota has a population
of 7,363,782
inhabitants.It has a
length of 33 km from
south to north and 16
km from east to west.

14. Fernando Botero
Is a painter, sculptor and
draftsman born on April 19,
1932 in Medellin
(Colombia). Universal art
icon, extensive work is
recognized by children and
adults alike everywhere. It
is considered the living
artist originally from Latin
America's most recognized
and quoted in the world
today.

15. Photos of some of his works

16. Gastronomy

17. Bandeja paisa
Herbalist is a dish typical
of the cuisine of
Antioquia,
corresponding to the
current departments of
Antioquia, Caldas Old
Coffee (Caldas,
Quindio and Risaralda),
northern part of Valle
del Cauca and northern
Tolima in Colombia.

18. 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.

19. Tamal
Indian-Americans generally
prepared with cornmeal
cooked usually steamed,
wrapped in husks from the
same plant corn or bijao,
maguey, avocado, Canak
and even aluminum foil or
plástico.puede contain
meat, vegetables, chili ,
fruit, sauce, etc.. They can
also be sweet or salty.

20. Rice with chicken
The arroz con pollo is a dish
typical of Latin America with
regional variations by
country. It consists of rice
cooked with chicken or
shredded into pieces,
vegetables (chili pepper,
diced carrots, beans, onion,
corn kernels, olives, peas,
capers), and seasoned with
spices (bay leaf, garlic). In
Colombia, the made with rice
chicken is shredded chicken.