1. Julián Andrés López Buitrago 2016, VIF International Education.
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Julián Andrés López Buitrago
2016, VIF International Education.

2. Evidence from the Cultural Activity

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8. Country Highlights Capital: Bogota Language: Spanish
Currency: Colombian peso
Government: Multi-party Republic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Population: 49 million (2015)
Name: Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus.

9. Colombian Climate
Colombia has many extreme landscapes and different climate zones:
Hot zone (tierra caliente)
Temperate zone (tierra templada)
Cold zone (tierra fria)
Bleak and treeless zone (paramos)

10. Peoples: Appearance
Most Colombians are Mestizos, Mulatoes, and Native Afro-Colombians.

11. Peoples: Traditional Costume
La Pollera Colorada or ‘brightly colored skirt’ for women

12. Peoples: Ornaments Sombrero vueltiao (hat) for men and
Ruana (cape) for both genders

13. Customs & Traditions
Festivals provide the ideal setting to see, hear and experience Colombian culture.
Carnaval de Negros y Blancos
Carnaval de Barranquilla
Feria de las Flores de Medellin or The Flower Fair of Medellin.

14. Customs & Traditions Famous food:
Bandeja paisa or "paisa platter" - national dish
Colombian coffee
Arepa
Colombian Tamal

15. Art
Colonial: inspired by Christianity

16. Art
Modern has been influenced by international art styles with a unique Colombian twist.

17. Language: Basic Spanish
Hola – Hello
Adios – Goodbye
Gracias – Thank you
Si – Yes
No – No

18. Geography: Location & Neighbors
located in north-west South America. It is the fourth largest country in Latin America.

19. Map of Colombia
It is bordered by Ecuador and Peru on the south, Brazil and Venezuela in the east, and Panama on the north-west. It has extensive coastlines on both the Pacific and the Carribean.

20. Geography: Extreme contrast of Landscapes & Climate Zones

21. Bodies of Water 2 major rivers: Cauca and Magdalena
Colombia has both coasts in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

22. Tourist Spots
Medellin

23. Tourist Spots
Amazon Rainforest

24. Tourist Spots
Cartagena

25. Featured short story: “One of these days” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
About the author... Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a journalist and fiction writer. His work introduced readers to magical realism, which combines fact and fantasy. His novels One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera have drawn worldwide audiences. He won a Nobel Prize in 1982.

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27. Bmx - Racing Cyclist

28. END! GOODBYE!