Essay About Colombia

United States boasts an amazing amount of tourist attractions. New York city is famous for the Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty and more. Washington D.C. is famous for the White House, Capitol Building and museums. Also, Florida Keys which is a log chain of tropical islands with the most spectacular bridge, the Seven Miles Bridge in the lower keys. In contrast, Colombian attractions are more affordable than United States. Bogota, the capital city offers the fantastic Gold Museum and Botero Museum (both are extremely impressive). Cartagena is one of the oldest capitals of the Spanish Empire. Walking inside of the old city is a different world. Also, Medellin is a beautiful city. The culture’s city is amazing as everyone is friendly and willing to

Colombia was one of the three unique nations alongside Ecuador and Venezuela that rose up out of the breakdown of Gran Colombia in 1830. In the course of the most recent 40 years, there has been a battle to oust the legislature somewhat in light of the drug exchanges all through Colombia. The development does however need backing from military and backing from the essential impacts. Lately there have been difficulties for control of the regions all through Colombia furthermore for the drug exchange. The Spanish was landed with an expect to assume control and colonization and conveyed slaves alongside them from Africa. In view of these reasons Colombia is perceived as expanded ethnics and social nation where every locale

It has many outdoor activities to offer such as ‘Mountain Biking’ , ‘Kayaking’ and ‘Rafting’. It is located 300km from the Capital Bogotá and it has a population of around 43,000 inhabitants

Colombia is located in the northern region of South America, between Venezuela and Panama. It is almost twice the size of Texas and consists of "flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, and eastern lowland plains" (CIA). Half of the land is forested and a third is used for agriculture; this country has plenty of natural resources and exports the most coal in South America. Climate is cooler in the uplands yet tropical eastern (CIA). Galeras, one of the country’s active volcanoes, erupted in 2009 and 2010.

The capital of my country (Colombia) is Bogota.the names and locations of 3 other important cities are Cali, Armenia, and ibague. Cali is located in the northeast, Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus, and Ibague which is located in the center of the country near the mountain range of colombian andes near Nevado del Tolima. Bogota once called bacata by the Muiscas, had been the center of the muiscas population before the spanish took over. Bogota was put as the capital of Gran colombia, coming territories of modern panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.The third largest city in colombia is cali.

Colombia is located in the north of South America. Both oceans surround it; to the west is the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast. Colombia also has Panama to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast and Ecuador and Peru to the south. The capital is Bogota, and it also has important cities such as Cali, Medellin and Barranquilla. The population is around 47 million people in which 7 millions are in Bogota. The main language is Spanish with many ethnic languages across the country. Colombia is independent from Spain since July 20th of 1980

Social life in Colombia is very community oriented, with parties being a huge highlight of my Mom’s time spent there. Popular music is things such as dance and salsa music, which are derived from the mestizo and hispanic cultures that have brewed there. As well as this, the kind

The coastline of Colombia extends for about 1760 km (about 1090 mi) along the Caribbean and for about 1450 km (about 900 mi) along the Pacific. River mouths along the coasts are numerous, but no good natural harbors exist.

Three-fourths of Colombia is situated in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the same size as France, Spain, and Portugal combined. Colombia claims two islands San Andres and Providence. Colombia is located in the northern corner of South Canal. It is bordered by Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil. The Eastern half of Colombia is low jungle area. The Southern pacific is covered in marshy lowlands. Some of the Andes Mountains run into Colombia. The southern sector of Colombia runs through the Equator. Colombia’s Amazon Region is located in the Southern Hemisphere.

“Colombia is well endowed with minerals and energy resources. It has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and is second to Brazil in hydroelectric potential. The country's oil reserves total about 2.6 billion barrels. However, these are estimated to represent less than 20% of the country's actual oil potential.” This site also discusses how Colombia’s unique climate and topography allow for success in production of natural goods such as the aforementioned coffee, flowers, tropical fruits, and livestock to name a few (“Colombia Trade News”).

Costa Rica, a country of Central America, covers an area of 19,730 square miles. The capital is San José. Extending from northwest to southeast, Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, along its 185-mile northeastern coastline by the Caribbean Sea, on the southeast by Panama, and along its 630-mile southwestern coastline by the Pacific Ocean.

     Another great turistic site is the “Museo Del Oro.” It is the museum were all the Colombian pre-colombine gold and clay objects of our Indians that were dug up. They have pieces of the Taironas, Muiscas, Quimbayas, Calimas, Tumacos, San Agustin, Tierradentro, and many more Colombian pre-colombine tribes. Near this museum, which is located in the center of the city, there is a cultural plaza were the “Museo Del Banco de La Republica,” “El Museo De Fernando Botero” and “La Casa De La Moneda” are located at. In the “Museo Del Banco del Banco De La Republica” there are most of all artistic expressions like sculptures and paintings. In “El Museo De Fernando Botero,” there isn’t much than paintings and sculptures, but what’s unique about this museum is that everything was donated by Fernando Botero, a Colombian artist which is famous for his “Fat” paintings. In this museum there are paintings made mostly by him and some other artists like Pablo Picasso. In “La Casa de la Moneda,” there are a bunch of old, beautiful Colombian bills and some paintings. These three museums are owned all by “El Banco De La Republica.”

     Known for it’s natural beauty and gracious people is a small country located in Central America. Located between the countries of Nicaragua and Panama, bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea is a true gem, the Republic of Costa Rica. Located ten degrees north of the equator Costa Rica is in the tropics and even though it is a small country it has a very diverse landscape and a variety of weather as well.

Costa Rica is a very beautiful and unique place. It was my first time going there and I loved it! It was much different than the United States in ways I didn’t mind or even enjoyed. We saw many things and went many places while we were down there. I am ready to go back again already and do new, exciting things. However, we did a lot while we were down there.

Colombia was one of the three original countries along with Ecuador and Venezuela that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830. Over the last 40 years, there has been a campaign to overthrow the government partially because of the drug trades throughout Colombia. The movement does however lack support from military and support from the necessary influences. In recent years, there have been challenges for control of the territories throughout Colombia and also for the drug trade.