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    COLOMBIA

    •HISTORY

    •The Republic of Colombia is a relatively new nation, it has


    less than 200 years of history as a republic and like the rest
    of the American continent, its origins as a state go back just
    a little more than five centuries. However, despite its short
    existence as a nation, there are several significant events
    that have occurred; In this section you will find information
    about the history of Colombia starting from pre-Columbian
    times to our times.
    •Geography:
    •The territory of the Republic of Colombia is located
    in the northwestern corner of South America and has
    a continental area of ​1,141,748 km plus a maritime
    area of ​928,660 km. Colombia is the 26th largest
    country in the world and the fourth in South
    America, after Brazil, Argentina and Peru. The
    country has sovereignty over the Caribbean Sea, the
    Pacific Ocean, the Amazon rainforest, the Orinoco
    basin, and the Andes. Colombia is administratively
    divided into departments, municipalities, indigenous
    territories, regions, and provinces.
    Important celebrations

    •The Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá:


    The Ibero-American Theater Festival, was born
    under the idea, motivation and direction of
    Fanny Mikey

    • International Film Festival: It is a festival that


    was held in 2019 from March 6 to 11 and had
    140 films from 36 countries in its repertoire.

    • Jazz Festival: It is a festival for two days, the


    people of Bogota can enjoy the best jazz
    exponents, national and foreign
    Typical food

    • Stuffed potatoes: It is a typical frying of several Latin


    American countries.

    • Mote de queso: The mote de queso is a typical soup of


    the Colombian Caribbean, originating in the Montes de
    María Subregion and the Sabanas del Bolívar Grande.

    • Empanadas: An empanada is a thin dough of bread,


    shortcrust or puff pastry filled with a salty or sweet
    preparation and baked or fried.
    Tourist sites

    • Nemocón Salt Mines, Cundinamarca: The Nemocón


    Salt Mine with more than 500 years of underground
    history has become a new tourist attraction in
    Colombia

    • El Tuparro National Natural Park, Vichada: El Tuparro


    National Natural Park is located in the Orinoquía in
    Colombia. Its surface is part of the department of
    Vichada.

    • Punta Gallinas, La Guajira: It is a site located at


    Punta Gallinas is the northernmost end of the
    continental plate of South America.

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