This document provides information about Colombia in 3 sentences or less: Colombia is a unitary republic located in northwestern South America, with Spanish as the official language. It is politically organized into 32 departments, with Bogota as the capital city. The national flag features yellow, blue and red colors that symbolize Colombia's soil, sky, and blood shed for independence.

2. Location
Is a unitary republic of America located in the
northwestern region of South America. Is
incorporated in a social
and democratic state of law whose form of
government
is presidential. It is organized politically into
32 decentralized
departments.
The capital of the republic is Bogotá.

3. Official language
Spanish is the official
language of the country and
the languages ​​and dialects of
ethnic groups are also official
in their territories.

5. Flag and shield
The National Flag of the
Republic of Colombia is
the flag that represents
the country, and together
with
the arms and the national
anthem

6. MEANING
Yellow: Colombian soil richness, like the
sun, light source, and sovereignty, harmony
and justice.
Blue: is the sky that covers the country,
rivers and two oceans that bathe
the Colombian territory.
Red: the blood shed by patriots in the battlefield
for freedom,
which means love, power, strength and progress.

7. SHIELD
• The blazon,
• Phrygian cap
• Isthmus of Panama
• The Condor
• laurel wreath

8. Currency
The national currency is the Colombian peso. The
Central Bank is an independent agency that controls
the amount of money and foreign exchange control
circulating in the economy.

10. For Bogotá have to come many times.
It is impossible to enjoy everything the
city has to offer in one trip.
BOGOTÁ
BARRANQUILLA
The Carnival of Barranquilla is
a mixed party of cumbias,
joints, Mappalian, bagpipes,
Chandos, puya, fandango, and
fantastic merecumbés.AMAZONAS
With the largest river in the world
and
the world's largest rainforest,
the Amazon is also a treasure of
Colombia

11. Is a sea of ​​fertile mountains of the Cordillera
Oriental decorated by control cultures of the
battles for independence that shaped South
America.
BOYACÁ
CARTAGENA
For their stories of pirates,
its golden beaches, its
architecture, its rumba and
meal
.SANTA MARTA
Has a unique architectural heritage
that evokes the banana boom times
and literature of García Márquez.

12. For its beautiful women, people
warm, spring weather, landscape
of flowers and mountains
MEDELLIN
CALI
In Colombia stands as the
capital of the "rumba" street
party, dancing and salsa, but also
as a religious destination.
PACIFICO
Humpback whales come each year to
the Colombian Pacific to procreate
and sea turtles inhabit the wild.

13. Land Santander offers
excellent scenery for lovers of
extreme sports and
ecotourism.
SANTADER
SAN ANDRÉS
there are extensive sandy
beaches for water sports under
the guidance of its islanders
friendly and cheerful.
EJE CAFETERO
Caldas, Quindio and Risaralda make
the Coffee Triangle, so named
because there was born the world's
best coffee

14. The Hotel Rave
Cartagena
El Cantil, located on
the banks Nuquí Pacific
La Hacienda Bambusa
in Quindio
Ecolodge located in the department of Cordoba

17. for its culture and
music

18. For their great athletes

19. The Colombian soccer
passion.

20. And especially
the beautiful people

21. Advantages:
• You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and
nature
• The people are very kind and friendly, you
will feel at home always
• You will enjoy all meals and customs

22. Disadvantages
• Has a high degree of
contamination
• On the streets you will find many
jams
• The climate is varied
• There is insecurity in several areas

23. GLOSSARY
• Isthmus: narrow strip of land joining, by sea,
land over two areas, generally on both sides
shores.
• Degree: Grado
• Blazon: Blasón : figure of a shield

24. REFERENCES
• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.colombiadatos.org
• www.wordreference.com