the republic of colombia

Presentation

“The Republic of Colombia”

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Motto :

"Libertad y Orden"= liberty and order.

Geographical position and basic facts:

Capital(and the largest city) - Bogotá

Official language – Spanish

President - Juan Manuel Santos

Currency – Peso The main ethnic

groups: 58% Mestizo 20% White 14% Mulatto

What is Colombia famous for?

Places to visit! Art Galleries Museums Ancient Churches open to tourists Planetariums

Gold Museum ,Bogota.

Lost city of gold ‘El Dorado’

The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira

Colombian Coffee

“Eje cafetero”

Was introduse in early 1800s .

Colombia produces 12% of the coffee in the world,second only to Brazil.

Famous peopleShakira - winner of numerous awards worldwide and recognized

as one of the most successful artists of the last decade .

Fernando González He was a very influential and prominent Colombian

existentialist philosopher, writer, politician and lawyer who is considered the most original Colombian thinker of the 20th Century and the most read dead Colombian author in the present .

Fernando Botero

The works of this Colombian painter , who once dreamed of becoming a bullfighter, now grace museums and cities all around the world.

Interesting Facts On its territory live 593

extinct animals

Columbians yearly drink 400 billion cups of coffee

It holds the first place by the number of species of orchids (3500) and birds (1754).

Yearly country produce more then 545 tons of cocaine

Festival of flowers

Thank you for attention!

Prepared and presented by Malaki Marina!