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Capital: Bogotá: Colombia

Colombia has a diverse climate from warm to freezing temperatures, allowing different ecosystems and wildlife to thrive across its varied landscapes. Music plays an important role in Colombian culture, with rhythms like cumbia, salsa, and vallenato reflecting the country's joy. Colombia's national symbols include the Andean condor, Colombian coffee, wax palm tree, and orchid. Colombian cuisine also shows the nation's diversity through traditional dishes that vary regionally.

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Capital: Bogotá: Colombia

Colombia has a diverse climate from warm to freezing temperatures, allowing different ecosystems and wildlife to thrive across its varied landscapes. Music plays an important role in Colombian culture, with rhythms like cumbia, salsa, and vallenato reflecting the country's joy. Colombia's national symbols include the Andean condor, Colombian coffee, wax palm tree, and orchid. Colombian cuisine also shows the nation's diversity through traditional dishes that vary regionally.

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COLOMBIA

Capital: Bogot
Official
Language:
Spanish
Total population:
47.704.427 people

CLIMATE IN COLOMBIA

From warm to freezing


Colombia is privileged in
having all known climate
zones, making the country
a destination with a wide
variety of landscapes. You
can see different wildlife
and ecosystems by
travelling short distances
over land, making this one
of the best travel
experiences enjoyed by
many people including birdwatchers.
10% of Colombia is located on the lower slopes of the
mountains, with temperatures ranging between 17
and 24C, where travelers can visit the Gucharos
Cave National Nature Park. There is great gucharo

bird watching here, a bird discovered by Alexander


von Humboldt.

MUSIC
The joy of Colombians is well reflected in its
music. Rhythm is in our blood, especially in
the Caribbean and Pacific coastal regions.
Cumbia, salsa, vallenato.

NATIONAL SYMBOLS
THE ANDEAN CONDOR. The world's
largest flying bird takes pride of place
in the Colombian Coat of Arms.
COLOMBIAN COFFEE Famous across
the globe for its high quality,
Colombian coffee is known for its
smoothness and aroma.
THE WAX PALMO. Ur national tree
grows to 70 feet in height in the
Cocora Valley (Quindo).
THE ORCHID. Native to temperate climates,
the ' cattleya trianae ' has been our national
flower since 1936.

CULINARY GASTRONOMY
TYPICAL FOOD
Our geographic and cultural diversity is
reflected in the wealth of traditional
food. Rondn, egg arepas, guinea pigs
and ants are some representative dishes.
NATIONAL CULINARY CONGRESS

Popayan, host to the National Culinary


Congress is a great culinary
destination. Its wide variety of dishes
earned the moniker City of Gastronomy
by UNESCO.
FOOD TRENDS
The increase in the number of
restaurants and new food trends made
by our chefs make major cities country
gourmet destinations.

CULTURE
Indians, mestizos, Africans, palenqueros, gypsies,
peasants, native islanders and European and Arab
immigrants, among others, are all part of the
Colombian cultural mosaic. Different ways of seeing
the world. Like the landscapes, cultural events in
Colombia are endless. Coastal towns, mountain,
forests and grassland, show visitors the customs that
form its identity. The joyous, colorful cultural heritage
of the Colombian people is visible in festivals and
carnivals where music plays a leading role. Our roots
are also reflected in crafts and archaeological sites,
as well as paintings and sculptures by great artists.

Colombia is a multi-ethnic
and diverse nation. We have
84 indigenous peoples, 60
native languages and a
black population of about 10 % of the total.
The calendar is full of
events, fairs and festivals in
which Colombians celebrate
their identity through
artistic expressions such as music, dance and
theatre.

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