Facts on the Country Colombia

Have you ever wanted to take a trip to Colombia? Before you plan your trip, here are a few interesting facts about the country and its people.

Location
1. Colombia sits on the northwestern side of the continent of South America. It’s just south of Venezuela, north of Ecuador and Peru, east of Panama, and west of [...]

Geography of Colombia

Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west by Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of the world subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, Colombia is [...]

Visit Colombia

Most people who have not traveled to Colombia mistakenly think that is a dangerous country, full of drugs, guerrilla and jungle. However, people traveling to Colombia discover a very different country. Large numbers of tourists said to Colombia as a favorite in Latin America. Much of the country is perfectly safe to travel but there [...]

Justice or Impunity in colombia

Without an independent justice system there is no rule of law. Without respect for the judiciary by the ruler is in question the rule of law. Without compliance with judicial decisions by other public authorities undermines the rule of law.
Court decisions they can appeal and for that are the courts. But to question the judicial [...]

Literature of colombia

Traditionally a country of poets, in recent decades our writers have shifted to the novel and has generated a surge of young Colombian authors that awaken the interest of readers to the far corners of the planet.
As the history of literature, that of Colombia has its origins in the oral tradition: Yurupari Myth, legend and [...]

An ode to musical diversity of colombia

Colombia has a wide range of Ethnic and customs that have given rise to a lively, deep and big musical production has even managed to permeate into new genres.
In recent years, the fusion of tropical rhythms and traditional genres like pop and rock, performed by artists such as Shakira, Carlos Vives and Juanes have awarded [...]

What you should know about Colombia?

Due to its privileged geographical position, two oceans, three mountain ranges, forests and plains, Colombia has been described as a continent-country immensely rich in landscapes and unexplored places and therefore with a high tourism.
Started by the Caribbean Coast, where sand and the sea of San Andrés seven colors of fall in love, the stories of [...]

Natural resources: Colombia, one generous land

The great rivers, which contribute their waters to the basins of the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Amazon and Orinoco Creek and geography, they facilitate the construction of dams that increase the capacity of power generation and drinking water.
The wide range of thermal levels of colombia allows a large agricultural development, which varied food production is [...]

Archaeology and history of columbia

Colombia has an ancient history before the Conquest and in different places is still alive the testimony of its indigenous past. In San Agustín, Huila department, are preserved stone monoliths represent gods and warriors. In the area of Tierradentro (Cauca), travelers can tour the hypogea, underground burial complexes with cameras.
From the Tayrona Park, on the [...]

Colonial Colombia

By the third decade of the sixteenth century, began the foundation of cities. Land was distributed among the conquerors, is organized exploitation of salt mines, gold and emeralds and the advent of Christianity. With the arrival of the Spanish and the arrival of Africans brought as slaves, was consolidated miscegenation.
A few hours from Cartagena de [...]