Name of country in English: Colombia Name of country in Spanish: Colombia Map of country and capital w/ surrounding countries: [pic] Info about when country was founded and how it happened: Columbia was first discovered by Spanish explorers. It became a Spanish colony after its discovery in the early 16th century. It remained a Colony of Spain until the 1800’s. However‚ there were several rebel movements during this time against the colonization of the Spanish rule‚ however‚ these movements
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English 41461 October 26‚ 2010 History of the War on Drugs The war on drugs has been an ongoing fight that many presidents and foreign allegiances have tried to stop the trafficking‚ distribution and use of illegal drugs into the United States and around the world. Policy and laws have been created and maintained and changed to try and prevent illegal drugs being made in other countries as well as the United States and from being brought across the borders into the United States. The punishment
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Biography of Fernando Botero Fernando Botero was born in Medellin‚ Colombia in 1932. He was the son of a Colombian traveling salesman. At the age of twelve‚ Fernando Botero would receive training as a matador along with his usual school education. When he was sixteen‚ he attended his first exhibition along with other painter at Antioquia in Medellin. In 1951‚ at the age of nineteen‚ Fernando Botero moved to Bogota‚ Colombia’s capital. He shortly received his first solo exhibition at the Leo
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Barranquilla‚ one of the most beautiful cities in Colombia‚ is the capital of Atlántico department. It is located in northern Colombia. Barranquilla is the fourth most populous city in Colombia. People who live in Barranquilla speak with an accent called Coastal Spanish. Because they do not pronounce the letter “s” in their words‚ I sometimes have difficulty understanding what they say. They also use words that are different than those of other Colombians‚ which make them difficult to understand
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A real life hero When people hear the word hero‚ commonly think that is a person from a movie or from a cartoon‚ maybe someone with leggings or something like that. A hero ‘‘has superhuman abilities or characteristics of personality idealized or fantastic that allow him/her to do extraordinary and positives deeds by which the hero becomes famous’’ (Heroe). Personally I didn’t think a hero could exist in real life‚ but when I started to think what a hero is for me; I realized that I was wrong. A
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encyclopedia Culture of Colombia | | Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Folklore Literature Music Radio & Television Sports Theater | See also: Colombian mythology Carnaval de BarranquillaMarimonda characters. Colombian folklore are beliefs‚ customs and cultural traditions in Colombia. Contents [hide] * 1 Cultural influences * 2 Relevancy * 3 Legendary creatures * 4 References | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Cultural influences Colombia has many traditional folk
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to get rid of all the drug related crime‚ you would have to get rid of all the drug laws”. Although Ron Paul was an American politician‚ the quote is very fitting for one of the most notorious and leading producers of illegal drugs in the world‚ Colombia. Drug production was introduced in Columbia in the 1960s with production of marijuana‚ which was a gateway to the production of Cocaine in the early 1970’s. Why the production‚ and formation of huge Cartels‚ just to produce and distribute a psychoactive
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Sociology Colombia Since declaring independence on 20 July 1810 and achieving it in 1819‚ Colombia has changed its name seven times. Regional cultural traditions are diverse‚ with a broad range of distinct groups that have unique customs‚ accents‚ social patterns‚ and cultural adaptations. These groups are classified into three cultures: those in the interior‚ the countryside‚ and the coastal regions. Only during elections‚ sporting events‚ and beauty pageants do the regional cultures unite for
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Pablo Escobar‚ the notorious drug lord‚ had a very diverse life. From the early days of his childhood Pablo had always been an ambitious child. His full name is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. He was born on December 1‚ 1949 in Rionegro‚ Antioquia‚ Colombia (“Pablo”). His mother‚ Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria Berrío‚ was a teacher and his father‚ Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri‚ was a farmer. At a young age Pablo’s father left his mother alone with seven kids to raise (Vasquez). Providing necessary
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bright colors at the Colombia station‚ they caught my eye. I later learned that the colors represented their flag. The gentleman and young woman elaborate on the meaning of the colors on their flag. I was informed that‚ the yellow symbolize sovereignty and justice‚ blue as loyalty and vigilance‚ and red represents the valor shown and the victory achieved during the battles for independence from Spain. I later then‚ took it upon myself to read some interesting fun facts about Colombia on their poster board
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