Colombia is much more than drugs and coffee.
A blog about Colombia with the most amazing landscapes and other interesting things about the country.
Made with the sole purpose of showing the whole world, that Colombia is more than what the media presents.
Enjoy!
First post: December 8
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Post reblogged from Colombia is much more than drugs and coffee.
51. La Cocha lagoon in Nariño is the second largest in Colombia after La Tota lagoon in Boyacá.
52. Cerrejón is the largest mining operation in Colombia and among the largest open-pit coal mines in the world.
53. One of the four Kronosaurus fossils in the world was found in Villa de Leyva, Colombia.
54. Our pharmaceutical industry, has the highest quality standards in Latin America.
55. Colombia has the largest open vent incubator in the world: 4 million chickens per month.
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Post reblogged from Colombia is much more than drugs and coffee.
46. Gabriel García Márquez: Nobel Prize in literature and best seller “One hundred years of solitude” with 32 million copies sold.
47. We are the cradle of Vallenato music.
48. Largest bike paths grid in Latin America.
49. Our coasts extend for over 2900 Km.
50. Colombia has the largest coast on the Caribbean.
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Colombia is the third country with the greatest water resources of the world.
(Source: colombiaespasion.com)
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5. The historic center of Santa Cruz of Mompós as a monument of the Spanish colonial architecture of their homes and religious temples.
6. The Barranquilla carnival as a masterpiece of oral and non material heritage of humanity.
7. The district of San Basilio of Palenque as non material heritage of humanity.
8. The fauna and flora sanctuary of Malpelo for its biodiversity.SOURCE: Colombia es pasión.
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1. The port, the fort and the set of monuments in Cartagena de Indias.
2. The national park of Katíos as a biogeography heritage
3. The National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro, as testimony to the daily life, the rituals and funerary customs of a pre-Columbian society.
4. The Archaeological Park of San Agustin, since 1995, as a set of monuments which testify to the importance of the ancestor worship and their complex system of religious and magic beliefs.OTHER HALF TOMORROW.
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Today, january 27, is inaugurated the VI edition of the Hay festival in Cartagena. It will be full of culture, debate, conversation and literature.
Guests include: Rubén Blades, Buena Vista Social Club orchesta, the writer Juan José Millás and feminist Germaine Greer.
Go HERE for more. (Spanish)
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61. We are the fourth country in the world investing in health
62. Colombia developed the only youth program in the World Bank. Integrated services for youth: learning and innovation loans, and LIL (Children and youth development project).
63. We have been cataloged in two occasions as the best global supplier of General Motors vehicles and auto parts.
64. We are recognized as world leaders in research and development of cassava, we have 70 species.
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56. Colombia made the largest humanity march for peace: 11 million people.
57. We have the second largest population in Latin America.
58. 70 years of positive economic growth. (except 99)
59. Perfect record of debt payments. Has never failed.
60. Colombia has the first software company in Latin America and one of eight in the world certified by CMM level 5.
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56. Colombia has the first Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications faculty in Latin America.
57. Some valuable inventions made in Colombia are: Hakim valve, pacemaker (video in spanish), Iron gas, contact lens for babies and baby carriers. (Click here if you want to know more)
58. Most important rehabilitation clinic in Latin America.
59. We are number one in refractive surgery.
60. We have the first frozen egg bank in Latin America.
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51. La Cocha lagoon in Nariño is the second largest in Colombia after La Tota lagoon in Boyacá.
52. Cerrejón is the largest mining operation in Colombia and among the largest open-pit coal mines in the world.
53. One of the four Kronosaurus fossils in the world was found in Villa de Leyva, Colombia.
54. Our pharmaceutical industry, has the highest quality standards in Latin America.
55. Colombia has the largest open vent incubator in the world: 4 million chickens per month.
