COLOMBIA
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Name: Republic of Colombia Capital City: Santa Fe de Bogota Language: Spanish Govern form: Republican Independence: August 7 of 1819
ECONOMICAL ASPECTS COAL
COPPER
EMERALDS
IRON ORE
NATURAL GAS
NICKEL
PETROLEUM
PLATINUM
SILVER
GOLD
INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE CLOTHING
LEATHER WORKING
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
METAL WORKING
BANANAS
COCOA
COFFEE
COTTON
RICE
TOBACCO
ROSES
ORCHIDS
IMPORTANT PLACES Chicamocha National Park (Bucaramanga)
Monserrate (Bogota)
Tayrona National Park (Santa Marta)
Coffee Park (Quindio)
Carnival House (Barranquilla)
Walled City (Cartagena)
SUBCULTURES
Santandereanos
Llaneros
Pastusos
Vallecaucanos
Bogotanos
Paisas
Coste単os
SYMBOLS Flag
Coat of Arms
Condor
Orchid
Palm of Cera National Anthem
Arwako
Bora
Arwako
Bora
Wayuu
Arwako
Hoitoto
Bora
Arwako
Spanish
Arwako
Bora Wayuu
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Arwako
Hoitoto Wayuu
Bora
Wayuu
Hoitoto
Spanish
Bora
Hoitoto
Spanish
Bora
Arwako
Wayuu
Bora
Hoitoto Wayuu
Spanish
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Spanish
Hoitoto Spanish
Hoitoto
LANGUAGES
BELIEFS *If accidentally salt is spilled to a person, on the floor o any object, the destiny was already made bitter to him for a long time, perhaps by the rest of the life. *A person that has a pocket a human bone removed from the cemetery will be able to gain a lot of money. *The 31 of December to twelve of the night, the people run around the neighborhood with a suitcase, to attract the trips. *If a woman spinster prays to saint Antony of insurance obtains a husband.
TRADITIONS
Carnival of “Negros y Blancos”
Cali´s fair
Carnival of Barranquilla
Medellin flower festival
Vallenato´s festival
GASTRONOMY Sancochos (Caribbean Region) Ajiaco (Cundinamarca) Paisa Tray (Antioquia) Lechona (Tolima)
Fried Ants (Santander)
TYPES OF CLOTHING
Andina
Caribe
Amazonas
Orinoquia
Pacifica
STEREOTYPES BAD
*Drug-dealers (Drug-traffickers). *Peasants. *Members of guerrilla warfare. *Drug addicts. *Prepayments women.
GOOD
*Very happy and peaceful people. *Very friendly and hospitable people.
COST OF FOOD 1 pound of Rice $2.200 1 Liter of Oil $11.800 1 unit of Egg $250 1 pad of Bread $ 2.200 1 pound of Flour $2800 1 liter of Milk $2200 1 Unit of Pastas $ 1400 1 pound of Salt $1200 1 pound of Grains $ 1400 1 unit of Tuna $2500
TRANSPORTATION
Taxi Minimum $6.000 Maximum $10.000
Transmetro Regular $1.400
Bus Regular $1.300 Holidays $1.400
STANDARD HOUSING The prices for hotel rooms: Between $100.000 and $400.000 The prices of apartments for rent range: lower stratum: $100.000 and $160.000 middle stratum: $294.000 and $392.000 upper stratum: $528.000 and $799.000
MEDICATIONS NECESSARY TO TRAVEL Analgesics Ant-allergic Antibiotics Ant-diarrheal Thermometer Sunscreen Cure materials Disinfectants Repellents
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