Colombia
Colombia
The Republic of Colombia is located in northwestern South America,
and is named after Christopher Columbus. An area of 11,417 square
kilometers is home to a population of 43.83 million, mainly mestizo
and white. Residents are Catholic and the official language is
Spanish. The currency is the peso and the capital is Santa Fe de
Bogota.
National Flag
The Colombian flag has three horizontal strips of yellow, blue, and
red. The golden yellow symbolizes the sun, grain, and rich natural
resources; blue represents the blue sky, ocean, and rivers; and the
red symbolizes freedom for independence and the blood shed by
patriots.
History
Prior to the Spanish colonization of 1536, Columbia was inhabited by
Ancient Indians. On July 20, 1810, it declared independence from
Spain, after a history of oppression. In 1819, South American
liberator Simon Bolivar defeat the rebels led by the Spanish
colonial army, thus liberating Colombia. In 1821, Columbia, Ecuador,
Venezuela, and Panama formed the Republic of Colombia. From 1829 to
1830, the Republic disintegrated. In 1851, it was renamed the
Republic of New Granada, and in 1861 it became the United States of
Colombia. In 1886, it was again renamed the Republic of Colombia,
upon Panama's independence in 1903.
Gold Museum
The Gold Museum is located in Shengtandeer Park, in the center of
Santa Fe de Bogota. It was built in 1939 and is the world's largest
gold museum, with about 24,000 exhibits. Earrings, nose rings,
necklaces, pins, bracelets, anklets, pots, cups, bowls, masks, and
incense burners, are all on display, as well as animal or portrait
images of ornaments, animal patterns and more for the toad (ancient
Indians that Toad symbol of bumper harvest of the many children).
All the exhibits are the first friend from India in 2000 BC to AD
16th century with gold and gold production. In addition to the large
number of foreign exhibits, its exquisitely impressive.
Columbia Valley statue
Stone statutes occur in many parts of the world, and when they
appear in large numbers in a particular area, they often have a
special significance. The Colombian Andes has more than 500 huge
statues erected near the Magdalena river. With serious faces, these
statues are not found anywhere else in the world. In addition to
anthropomorphic figures, there are also frogs and daunting eagle
statues. It could be that these statues were of religious
significance, but this has since been lost.
Economy and Cultural Customs
Colombia is an agricultural country, with coffee the main economic
pillar; the excellent quality coffee is world renowned. The other
main crops are rice, cotton, sugar cane, and bananas, with the
sugar, coffee, textiles and cement industries integral to the
economy. Major mineral deposits of coal, oil, and precious stones
such as emerald are produced, and Santa Fe de Bogota's Gold Museum,
with its 24,000 exhibits, is the largest of its kind in the world.
Cartagena is Colombia's famous seaside city and main seaport, with
charming beaches, beautiful tropical scenery, and many attractions.
As such, it has become a famous tourist destination, known as the
"Pearl of the Caribbean." A statue of Simon Bolivar statue, the
famous leader of the South American war of independence, stands in
the center of the town. He led the Colombian people in their
struggle against the colonists.
Festival is a unique black and white style carnival in Colombia. On
the first day of the holiday, young people carry paint buckets and
paint black on the faces of pedestrians, so everyone becomes
"black." The next day they do the same with white face paint, so
that everyone becomes "white." Last day of the busy make-up
demonstrations.
Bolivar (1783 to 1830)
Bolivar was the leaders of South America’s liberation movement. Born
in Caracas, Venezuela, he came from a noble white family, and was
educated in Caracas and Madrid, and exposed to the Enlightenment
Movement. He traveled to France and other European countries before
returning to Caracas in 1807. He went on to rebel against Spanish
colonial rule in the fight 2. l824, he was a thorough command of the
army defeated the Spanish at Guayaquil, which led to the liberation
of South America.
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