ColombiaBy Brian and Guillermo

Capital: Bogotá● Highest record

temperature: 77● One of the coldest

regions in Colombia● Plateau in the Andes● Subtropical climate

average temperature 56 degrees

● Dry from December to August and rainy other wise

● Temperature can very over 30 degrees in the course of the day

Bogotá City Life● North especially North-

east richer residents● Crime filled city, last

year 1,401 murders, 70% of residents say were victims of violent crime

● Colombia Supreme court located there

● Democratic● One of largest

commercial cities in Latin America

Tourism of Bogotá● Bogotá originally had a

very bad reputation(for crime) but over lat veinte years the city has come far for example:

● Monserrate Sanctuary, a famous landmark

● Atlantis Plaza Mall● Casa de la Moneda

(Colombian Mint)● La Candelaria (The

Historical District● Colon Theater

Monserrate

● Monserrate is a tourist attraction in Bogotá

● You can go there at any time but the best time to go there would be at night

● Monserrate is also a church

 

● The sight is beautiful and you can almost see the whole city

  

Mapa

● Colombia tiene 32 departamentos

● Some of the departamentos are: Valle del Cauca, Quindio, Antioquia, and Cundinamarca

 

Colombian Currency

● 1,000 Colombian pesos is the same as 57 US cents

● The exciting bills are $1K, $2K, $5K, $10K, $20K, and $50K, and for coins, $50, $100, $200, $500 and $1000

Popular Foods● Three very popular

foods of Colombia are Bandeja paisa, buñelos, and pan de bono

● Bandeja paisa- red beans cooked with pork, white rice, ground meat, pork rind, fried eggs, plantain, sausage with lemon flavoring, arepa(cooked flour), hogao sauce(tomato and onion sauce), black pudding, and avocado

Buñelos y Pan de Bono

● Buñelos-queso fresco,cornstarch, light brown sugar, salt, egg, vegetable oil(frying)

● Pan de bono- starch flour, precooked cornmeal,Colombian queso, feta cheese, egg

 

Popular Phrases

● Parva- types of bread

 

Examples are arepas, pan de bono, or buñuelos

 

Population● Fourth largest

Latin American country

● 46,294,841 people● About 7,000,000 in

Bogota● second largest

population among Spanish speaking countries○ behind Mexico

Shakira● Has sold close to sixty

million albums● From Colombia● Only artist from Colombia

ever to hold America's number one song

● Highlight singer of Obama's 2009 inauguration

● Shakira was a large participant in he;lping spread education through out the third world

● Started getting shoes for third world, Barefoot Foundation

 Sofia Vergara● Colombian actress,

television hostess, comedian, and model○ stars in modern family

● married to Jose Gonzalez had one child

● relatively impoverished background

● recovered from thyroid cancer

● In 1998 older brother murdered on the streets of Bogota

● That same year younger brother sent back to Colombia for drugs

 

The Colombian Flag   Yellow: represents all the gold found in the Colombian land.   Blue: represents the seas on Colombia's shores.   Red: represents the blood spilled on the battlegrounds by the heroes who gained Colombia's freedom

Colombian Independence● Were under the

rule of Spain ● Independence day

is July 20, 1810● Although still

technically under Spanish rule the kingdom was ruled by Napoleon's french brother when the people revolted

Colombian Music and Dance

● Colombian people listen to many types of music

● Some types are salsa, merengue, cumbia, and vallenato