"VIVA COLOMBIA"
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Colombia covers 440,000 square miles of tropical and mountainous terrain with borders on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts.Colombia has three Andean ranges.Nearly half of all Colombian live in the valleys of these Andean ranges.A large section of the South is covered by jungle.The city of Leticia is Colombia's Amazon port.
Colombia is famous for its production of exquisite emeralds and delicious coffee. Medellin, the second largest city in the country, is the self-proclaimed orchid capital of the world.One cannot speak of Colombia without mentioning gold.Long before the Spanish conquistadores came to Colombia, the Chibcha Indians worshiped the sun-colored metal and coated themselves in gold during their rituals. When the gold-seeking conquistadores arrived, they believed they had discovered the land of El Dorado, the Gilded Man.
The Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, in Bogota, the capital, contains the best and most complete collection of gold objects in the world. Even Bogota's international airport is named El Dorado.
Colombia is famous for its production of exquisite emeralds and delicious coffee. Medellin, the second largest city in the country, is the self-proclaimed orchid capital of the world.One cannot speak of Colombia without mentioning gold.Long before the Spanish conquistadores came to Colombia, the Chibcha Indians worshiped the sun-colored metal and coated themselves in gold during their rituals. When the gold-seeking conquistadores arrived, they believed they had discovered the land of El Dorado, the Gilded Man.
The Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, in Bogota, the capital, contains the best and most complete collection of gold objects in the world. Even Bogota's international airport is named El Dorado.