Colombian natural regions characteristics.

1. CARIBBEAN
REGION
ANDEAN REGION PACIFIC REGION ORINOQUIA
REGION
AMAZON
REGION
LOCATION Is located in the north of
Colombia
Is located in the center of
the country.
Is located in the west
of the country
Is located in the east
of Colombia
Is located in the south
of Colombia
WEATHER The weather is warm and
dry, its tropical.
We can find a variety of
climates hot, warm, cold.
Is tropical rain forest. It has tropical savanna
climate with a dry and a
rainy season.
The weather is wet
rainforest.
ECONOMY Is based on the tourism,
livestock and mining.
Is based on the agriculture
and livestock.
Is based on the uses of
the wood, fishing and
mining.
Is based in the
agriculture, livestock,
mining, fishing and
trade.
Is based in the
agriculture, livestock,
mining, fishing and
trade.
POPULATION Is the result of the
miscegenation from
whites, blacks and
indians.
They are calling costeños.
Are characterized for his
joy, generosity and love
parties.
The people are mestizos.
This region present different
cultural groups: paisas,
tolimenses,
cundiboyacenses,
santandereanos, vallunos.
This region is
conformed by
afrocolombianos.
They are llaneros. It is scarce. There are
Aboriginal or indians ,
whites and mestizos.
Aborigines make up the
largest population
MUSIC Cumbia, porro, mapale,
vallenato, fandango etc.
Guabina, San Juanero,
torbellino, bambuco etc.
Currulao, contradanza
and danza chocoana.
The joropo, galerón,
zumba que zumba,
pasaje and the
contrapunteo.
It dominates the song in
groups of voices ,
The melody is in charge
of aerophones
Instruments.
CULTURE They express their cultura
in differente festivities for
example Barranquilla´s
carnival.
They celebrate the blacks
and whites carnival,
Manizales fair, San Pedro,
flowers fair etc.
They preserve African
custums some of their
dancing are: currulao,
maquerulle, calypso
etc.
International Festival of
Corrido llanero.
The festivities and
ceremonies of the
Indians are mythical and
religious character
TYPICAL FOOD See food, ñame, coconut
rice etc.
Mondongo, bandeja paisa,
chocolate, almojabana,
ajiaco etc.
Fish, chontaduro,
crabs etc.
The famous
“mamona”
Paco o gambitana ,
pirarucú , palometa ,
pintadillo y piranha.