COLOMBIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD’S CULTURAL HERITAGE
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TIME CAPSULE:
COLOMBIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD’S CULTURAL HERITAGE
Santiago Castro
DECEMBER 2013
• Colombia is frequently associated with drugs, war, and corruption. However, Colombia is a country full of positive attributes that should be preserved in a time capsule to demonstrate the country’s legacy among the world’s cultural heritage
• Colombia's culture has been characterized by:
Creative and internationally renowned artists
Brilliant individuals who have contributed to relevant medical breakthroughs
Tenacious athletes who have highlighted Colombia’s athletic talent in international competitions
A mixture of unique Colonial and modern architecture
Exceptional biodiversity and landscapes
Colombia's exquisite gastronomy is the product of the mixture of three main ethnic groups that populated the territory: Indigenous, Spanish, and African
Warmful and high-spirited people
• Given the aforementioned, in the following slides the different attributes will be exemplified with representative elements, people, places, and buildings that should be included in the time capsule
COLOMBIA’S CULTURAL LEGACY
Fernando Botero
Painting and sculpture samples
“One Hundred Years of Solitude is the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis
that should be required reading for the entire human race. Mr. García Márquez has done nothing less than to create in the reader a
sense of all that is profound, meaningful, and meaningless in life.”
William Kennedy, New York Times Book Review
“Lost in the solitude of his immense power, he began to lose direction”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (“Gabo”)
Most important work:One Hundred Years of Solitude
• Renowned worldwide figurative painter and sculptor
• Unique artistic style, based on inflated and disproportionate volumes
• Throughout his work he has portrayed important Colombian historical events and social criticisms
• Journalist and novelist• Nobel Prize in
Literature, 1982• Considered one of the
most important magical realist writers and one of the most significant authors of the 20th century
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CREATIVE AND INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS
Jorge Reynolds
Rodolfo Llinás
Salomón Hakim
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
• Electronics engineer and honorary doctor in medicine
• Inventor of the first external artificial peacemaker with internal electrodes
• His invention has been used for more than 55 years and by more than 50 million people in the world
• Neuroscientist• Renowned for his studies
in the physiology of the brain (he has published over 500 scientific articles)
• Current chairman of the department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the NYU School of Medicine
• Former chairman of NASA’s Neurolab
• Neurosurgeon, researcher, and inventor
• He reinvented the valve treatment for hydrocephalus
• All modern valves are built based on his invention
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus is also called as "Hakim Syndrome" in honor of his accomplishments
• MD PhD• Known to be the first man to
achieve significant advances in the creation of a synthetic vaccine for Malaria
• According to Dr. Patarroyo, the vaccine could save one million children per year
BRILLIANT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO RELEVANT MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
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Cecilia Baena
Caterine Ibargüen
National Soccer Team 1990-1994 and 2010-2014
Mariana Pajón
• Both squads qualified for the FIFA World Cup• Current national team is expected to have an
outstanding performance in Brazil World Cup 2014
• Inline speed skating world champion in four occasions• She set the world record in the 500m
• BMX World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist in 2012
• Triple jump athlete who won a gold medal in the World Athletics Championship and a silver medal in the Olympics in 2012
TENACIOUS ATHLETES WHO HAVE HIGHLIGHTED COLOMBIA’S ATHLETIC TALENT IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
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and Landscape
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Castillo San Felipe de Barajas - Cartagena
Biblioteca España - Medellín
Teatro Cristobal Colon - Bogota
Biblioteca Virgilio Barco - Bogota
• Neoclassic theater designed by Pietro Cantini and built in 1885
• Declared a National Monument in 1975
• Fortress built by the Spanish during the Colonial Era (1639-1657)
• Declared a World Heritage Site in 1984 by the UNESCO
• Public library designed by Rogelio Salmona and inaugurated in December 2001
• Tribute to the former Colombian president and politician Virgilio Barco
• Modern library designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti and built in 2007
• Received international awards at the Sixth Ibero-American Biennale of Architecture and Planning
• Located in one of the most violent areas of the city, the library is a social project and a redevelopment effort from the government
MIXTURE OF UNIQUE COLONIAL AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE
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Amazon Rainforest
Caño Cristales
Tayrona National ParkCartagena
San Agustin National Park
Interesting facts of Colombia:• Colombia hosts 10% of global biodiversity• 1st in variety of fruits in the world• 1st emerald producer in the world• 1st in variety of orchids• 3rd country in the world with more water
within its territory
EXCEPTIONAL BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPES
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Ajiaco
COLOMBIAN GASTRONOMY: MIXTURE OF INDIGENOUS, SPANISH, AND AFRICAN CULTURES
Bandeja Paisa Ternera a la Llanera
Sancocho Valluno Tamal Aborrajado
Arepa Paisa Arepa de Choclo Arepa de Huevo
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Blacks’ and Whites' Carnival - Pasto
Cali’s Fair - Cali
Barranquilla's Carnival - Barranquilla
Festival of the Flowers - Medellín
• Demonstration of the cultural and folklore diversity of the Colombian Caribbean Coast
• Proclaimed by UNESCO on 2003 as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
• Expresses a fusion of the cultures that have been influential in this region throughout the centuries: Indigenous, African, and Spanish cultures
• Proclaimed by UNESCO on 2009 as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
• Annual festival representing the end of slavery • Social gathering in which people enjoy salsa dancing, bullfights, horseback riding, cultural shows, and local gastronomy
WARMFUL AND HIGH-SPIRITED PEOPLE
“Happiest country in the world” According to Gallup International Association 2013
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