Presentation about Colombia

2. Alvaro Rodriguez
Ph.D. Student at the
University of Akron

4. Colombian mapSouth America
Official name:
Republica de Colombia
Capital: Santafé de Bogotá
States (provinces): 32
Major cities: Medellín, Cali,
Cartagena, Barranquilla,
Pasto.
Neighboring Countries:
Ecuador, Perú, Brazil,
Venezuela and Panamá.

5. GEOGRAPHY
Area
1,138,910 sq km land
1,038,700 sq km water
Approx. 10 X

6. CHORUS
¡Oh, gloria inmarcesible!
¡Oh, júbilo inmortal!
En surcos de dolores,
el bien germina ya.
Oh, unfading glory!
Oh, inmortal joy!
In furrows of pain,
the good now germinates..
I
Cesó la horrible noche.
La libertad sublime
derrama las auroras
de su invencible luz.
La humanidad entera,
que entre cadenas gime,
comprende las palabras
del que murió en la cruz.
The fearful night has ceased.
Sublime Liberty
shines forth the dawning
of its invincible light.
All of mankind,
moaning in chains,
understands the words
of the one who died on the cross.
It is mandatory to
broadcast the
national anthem on
radio and TV at 6:00
am and at 6:00 pm
Republic of Colombia
Coat of Arms

7. Colombia - Quick Facts
Independence
July 20, 1810
Population
47 million
Colombia is named after
Christopher Columbus
Language: Spanish
Capital: Bogota
Approx. 10 million

8. Colombia - Quick Facts
Currency: Colombian peso
Gross National Income per capita: US
$6,110 (World Bank, 2011)
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic
National tree: Wax Palm
National flower: Orchid
Andean Condor
Spectacled Bear

9. EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

10. Quimbaya civilization
This civilization
flourished during the
4th to the 7th
century
The Quimbaya artifacts are displayed at the Gold
Museum in Bogota and they represent birds, lizards,
amphibians and insects common in that region and
during that period.
Poporo quimbaya
Quimbaya airplane

11. Muisca civilization
Lived in the eastern highland savanna from
1000 – 1538
Muisca sacred raft going to Lake
Guatavita
Bachue:
goddess of
water
Bochica: chief and hero
of the muisca civilization.
Political figure and
agriculture savior

12. Tairona civilization
The Tairona was established in the region of
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and was present
mainly between the 1st and 11th century
Tairona gold pendants

13. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
San Agustin – Huila, Neiva
Malpelo – Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Tierradentro - Underground tombs and chambers
Lost City Ruins - Tairona

14. UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Quinchia Coffee Farms
Risaralda, Caldas
Cartagena de Indias
Bolivar

15. Official Language: SPANISH
English is also official in San Andrés and Providencia Islands
75 ethnic languages and dialects
Hola, como estas?
Mucho gusto
Buenos dias
Habla Ingles?
Hasta la vista
Feliz Navidad
No comprendo
Gracias
Perdone/Disculpe
No me gusta
Hello, how are you?
Nice to meet you
Good morning
Do you speak English?
See you later
Merry Christmas
I don't understand
Thanks
Excuse me
I don't like

16. ETHNIC GROUPS

17. GOVERNMENT
Constitutional
Republic
Voting starts at 18 years old
Casa de Nariño
Presidential House
President
2010 - Present
Juan Manuel Santos

18. ECONOMY
Flowers, coal, coffee,
banana, sugar cane,
textiles, emeralds,
chemicals, gold, concrete,
rice, tobacco, cocoa

19. CURRENCY DENOMINATIONS – BANK NOTES

20. CURRENCY DENOMINATIONS – COINS

21. COLOMBIAN FRUITS

22. CULTURE – ARTS AND LITERATURE
Fernando Botero
Painter and Sculptor
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Literature Nobel Prize

23. CULTURE - MUSIC
VallenatoSalsa
Cumbia

24. CULTURE – POP MUSIC
Shakira
Juanes

25. SPORTS - SOCCER
Falcao
El Campin Stadium
Carlos Valderrama
“El Pibe”
James
Rodriguez
Golden Boot - 2014 FIFA
World Cup Brazil
FIFA Puskas Award - Best goal of 2014

26. SPORTS - CYCLISM
BMX Olympic Gold
Medalist in 2012
Summer Olympics
Mariana Pajon
Luis Herrera
King of the Mountains
Vuelta a España
(1987, 1991)
Tour de France
(1985, 1987)
Giro d'Italia
(1989)
Nairo Quintana
Giro d’Italia (2014)
BMX World
Champion

27. SPORTS
Juan Pablo Montoya
Camilo Villegas 2010 World Series MVP
Edgar Renteria
2012 Inline Speed-Skating
World Champions

28. SPORTS
Oscar Figueroa
Weightlifting – Olympic Medalist
Caterine Ibarguen
Women’s Triple Jump
Olympic Medalist and World Champion
Jackeline Renteria
Wrestling - Olympic Medalist

29. CUISINE

30. Food in Colombia
The geography in Colombia is very diverse offering
many different climates where some food items are
more predominant than others.

31. For example,
high altitude
areas will be
more likely to
produce
potatoes, while
others are
exclusively for
coffee, banana
and flowers.
Seafood is
predominant by
the Pacific and
Atlantic Oceans.
Availability of agriculture, food
and natural resources drive the
economy in any country and
Colombia is not the exception.

33. Soil use for livestock
Soil use in Colombia

36. NATIONAL FESTIVALS
Flower's
festival
Coffee
Festival
Barranquilla's
Carnival
Blacks and
Whites' Carnival
Cali
Festival

37. Flowers’ Festival
Silleteros
Medellin

38. Flowers’ Festival

39. Manizales Festival

40. Coffee Festival
Coffee farmers and beauty pageants

41. Barranquilla’s Carnival
Marimondas
Afro-Colombian
Mother of the forest
End of the Carnival by the burial of
Joselito Carnaval

42. Barranquilla’s Carnival

43. Cali Festival
Bullfighting
Salsa
Horse parade

44. Cali Festival

45. Blacks and Whites' Carnival
Great Parade
Pasto
Blacks and Whites day players

46. Blacks and Whites' Carnival

47. News Radio and TV
Magazines

48. ADIOS