COLOMBIA
01. Colombia
1. Welcome to Colombia 2. Time zone difference 3. Money in Colombia
02. Atlántico
4. Our department
03. Barranquilla
5. Colombia’s golden door 6. Things to do and places to go 7. Moving around 8. Keep in touch 9. Short costeñol course 10. Meet the sharks 11. Contact info
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www.colombia.CO
WELCOME TO COLOMBIA!
Welcome to this tropical country full of diversity and magic. It’s history is full of mistery and adventures. This land is famous thanks to it’s excellent coffee and purity of it’s emeralds. This is the land where men spit fire, where rice transforms you into an alligator and music becomes one no matter the genre. We have become the answer to many questions to find great life experiences, because in Colombia…
the only risk is wanting to stay…
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Time zone
difference
Asunción +1 Berlín +6
Buenos Aires +2 Caracas +1
Honolulu -5 Jerusalén +7
La Paz +1 Lima 0
London +5 Los Ángeles -3
Madrid +6 México -1
Miami 0 Montevideo +2
Delhi +10:30 New York 0
Panamá 0 Paris +6
Peking +13 Quito 0
Rio de Janeiro +2 Roma +6
San Juan +1 Santiago +1
Sydney +15 Tegucigalpa -1
Tokyo +14 Montevideo -1
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Money
in Colombia
GET FAMILIAR WITH THE COLOMBIAN PESO!
Our currency is the Colombian Peso. You can find it in coins and bills of old and new versions. Here are the images so you are in the know.
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About
Atlántico
THE LAND WHERE THE SEA AND THE RIVER FIGHT
Beautiful landscapes composed by water and land join visitors during their journey through the department. Ranches, handcraft and history towns, colonial churches and Colombia´s oldest port, are some of the attractives that people here can enjoy.
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Atlántico’s
gastronomy
RECOMMENDATIONS
Sancocho Butifarra Arepa e’ huevo
Food from the Atlántico department is really diverse. You can find from food made of what we get from the sea to food made of the product of the effort of the people that work in our lands. We have a rich mix of spanish and indigenous ingredients and african flavors, that’s why we try many combinations resulting on delicious and creative dishes. Get ready to meet heaven in every corner of this territory.
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Atlántico’s
culture
TRADITIONAL OBJECTS
Sombrero vueltiao Manillas Baskets
Part of the Atlántico’s economy is integrated by the handcrafts of artisans from Tubará, Usiacurí and Galapa. They work with great creativity and hability, creating the most original pieces of art with materials that come directly from our land. You can find many of this artisans in our cities, so don’t miss a chance to adquire your own sourvenir directly from the hands of this traditional people.
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03. Barranquilla
Colombia’s golden door Things to do and
places to go Moving around
Keep in touch Short costeñol course
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Colombia’s
Golden Door
MEET THE HAPPIEST CITY
IN THE WORLD!
Barranquilla is the capital of the Atlantic department. Is placed over the Magdalena river. Barranquilla was the principal entrance point to Colombia for many inmigrants. Is home of one of the most important celebrations in Colombia: Barranquilla’s Carnival, declared oral and inmaterial patrimonio of humanity by Unesco on 2003.
-Our zoo has one of the few white tigers in the world. - Our carnival is also cultural heritage of the nation and the world. - We were officially declared the happiest city in the world.
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Things to do
and places to go
CULTURAL PLACES
Amira de la Rosa theater Constant cultural activities take place here.
Kra 54 with 53 street
Metropolitan Cathedral Also Peace Plaza. Many events take place here.
53 street with kra 46
Barranquilla’s Zoo Home of the white bengal tiger.
76 street#68-40
Carnival’s House Home for everything related to the carnival.
Kra 54#49B-39
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Things to do
and places to go
CULTURAL PLACES
MAMB
Barranquilla’s Modern Art Museum.
Kra 56#74-22
Caribbean’s Cultural Park Our history connects with today’s technology.
36 street#46-66
Romantic Museum An old mansion with objects from our history.
Kra 54 with 59 street
Caribbean’s Pilot Bibliotecary Here you can also find the Aduana building.
Way 40#36-135
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Things to do
and places to go
SHOPPING MALLS
C.C. Buenavista
/Portal del Prado You can find stores, restaurants and a movie theater.
98 street#52
Único
An outlet shopping center.
72 street#39
Éxito/SAO /Olímpica Grocery stores, food, clothing and household.
All over the city
C.C. Villa Country Many stores and the first 4D and VIP cinemas in the country.
78 street#53-70
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Things to do
and places to go
FOOD RELATED
Bourbon St.
A pub resembling New Orleans most famous street.
Kra53#79-141
Cucayo In this restaurant you will find all de tipical food of the caribbean region of Colombia).
Kra 49c # 76-224
Creppes & Waffles Ideal place to have an ice-cream and different flavored waffles.
All over the city
Rodizio carne e vinho A brazilian style restaurant with an elegant touch.
82 street#53-57
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Things to do
and places to go
FOOD RELATED
Cheers
Excelent American food right here in Barranquilla.
Kra 52 # 76 - 126
La Cueva
A place where culture, art and great typical food converge.
84 street with 51
All over the city
Juan Valdéz Café Taste the real colombian coffee in many forms and flavors.
Kr51B#93-127
Salvator´s
One of the best places to have a good pizza.
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Things to do
and places to go
NIGHT LIFE
KAPITOL
One of the best discotheques in the city with modern music.
106 street # 50-67
Trucupey
One of the best places. Latin music plays all night, sometimes live.
Kra 50 # 53 street
La Troja
A traditional place for music like vallenato, salsa and other typical ones.
74 street#74
Barcelona Shots
/Killa Shots/Moe’s Bar
These have great variety of music and also the best shots of the city.
84 street
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Barranquilla:
Creative City
Arts Carnival
Musicians, writers, poets, artists, and intellectual thinkers gather together (4 days) to meditate about the cultural background of Barranquilla´s Carnival
February
Barranquilla´s Carnival
February
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Barranquilla:
Creative City
Creativa PLATAFORMA K
The event’s offer consists on designers and brands with high design and detail in male and female wardrobe, swimwear, and fashion accessories like jewelry.
March
ENITBAR
International Theater encounter of Barranquilla in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Barranquilla Breath Theater !
April-May
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Barranquilla:
Creative City
International Short Film
Festival (Cine a la Calle)
An International show of the best short films of the year in the streets of Barranquilla. It feature among others the finalist of cartagena Film festival
May
International Poetry
Festival from the
Caribbean (PoeMaRío)
Poetry, books and caribbean music takes the city for an entire week and makes us dream awake
July
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Barranquilla:
Creative City
BARRANQUIJAZZ
The most important Jazz and Latin jazz Festival of Colombia and the caribbean. This unique event is influence by salsa, african rythm, Son Cubano, Cha Cha Cha, , Mambo, Bolero, Charanga, and many others.
September
SABOR BARRANQUILLA
Expirience for a week the mix of flavors from the caribbean region. Our gastronomy have influences from native people, Europe, Asia and Africa.
August
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Moving
around
It is better to call a taxi, specially at night. You just have to make sure you have the right adress, sometimes it is asigned automatically. To correct an adress just call again the same number and you are going to be connected with the operator. Here are the recommended numbers for you to call:
From your cellphone: #522 or #386. You are not charged for this calls. From a landline: 3222222 or 3868686
RECOMMENDATION
TAXI You can get a taxi by calling it or in the street. It cost gets higher the further you go. You must always ask how much is going to cost the trip, you can negotiate the price. Price: from $5000 and on.
BUS You can take a normal one anywhere. There’s also transmetro on some places, you need a card for it. Price goes up $100 for buses on weekends and $100 for transmetro on Sunday. Price: Normal: $1600 Transmetro: $1700
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Moving
around
FOR THE ROAD
RECOMMENDATION
OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT You can go to the terminal and get a ticket for whenever you want to leave, keeping in mind the shceduled times. This roadtrips tend to be larger than what is indicated at the terminal and there are many security points at the road.
AIR TRAVEL Usually, it is the best option for too long distances. You can fly using your passport or you foreigner identification.
FOR THE AIR
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Keep
in touch
CHEAP SERVICES AND BIGGER COVERAGE
There are many companies that offer mobile phone service. The price per minute varies acoording to each company, being the most common one, and as result the cheapest: TIGO.
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Keep
in touch
MESSENGER SERVICES
You may send your package or mail to any place in the country or in the world. You can choose to use a land service or an air service for a faster delivery, but with higher price. The companies that offer this services are:
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Short costeñol
course
1. Hello Hola 11. Good morning Buenos días
2. How are you? ¿Cómo estás? 12. Good night Buenas noches
3. I’m fine Estoy bien 13. I don’t speak spanish
No hablo español
4. What’s your name?
¿Cómo te llamas? 14. Money Dinero/plata
5. My name is… Mi nombre es… 15. How much is it? ¿Cuánto cuesta?
6. Yes Sí 16. I’m hungry Tengo hambre
7. No No 17. I’m thirsty Tengo sed
8. Thank you Gracias 18. What time is it? ¿Qué hora es?
9. Please Por favor 19. Where is…? ¿Dónde queda… ?
10. Bye Adiós 20. Pretty awesome Full bacano :D
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