GUSTAVO ALBERTO SANTOS PRESENTATION

The Colombia

The Colombia

Colombia is one of the largest countries in South America, and is also one of the most populous. Its main tourist centers are natural beauties like the Colombian Andes, the coast, islands and peaks, which vary greatly in their nature. Its major cities are also centers receivers of tourists, such as Bogotá, financial and political center of the country, Cartagena, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla

Population of Colombia

Year Population Position PorcentChange

Date ofInformation

2010 44.205.293 29 -3,15% July 2010 est.

2011 44.725.543 30 1,18% July 2011 est.

Colombia has about forty-six million people being the third most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.

Typical foods of Colombia

Colombia has a great many things that you can fall in love, on the one hand, a wide range of traditional recipes of the regions, and the other, the new trends that make the most of products suitable for translating the flavors Colombians innovative dishes.

Examples

Ajiaco: soup made with chicken and potatoes, food is the specialty of Bogota.

Hormiga Culonas: fried ants, typical of Santander.

Lechon, pig stuffed with rice and meat, typical of Tolima.

Tray Paisa: is a mixture of beans, egg, meat, rice, banana, parsley, potatoes and pork rinds, typical of regions Countries.

stew: chicken soup, the head of livestock or fish.

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Main Sightseeing Tours

Ridge of AndesThe CoastThe IslandsThe Peaks

The Ridge of Andes

The Cordillera of the Andes is a vast mountain range formed by a continuous system of mountains along the western coast of South America, and the same geological formation dating from the Tertiary period. The range is approximately 8000 km long. It is the largest mountain chain in the world (in length), and its wider reach stretches 160 km from east to west end. Its average altitude is around 4000 I climax is the peak of Aconcagua in 6962 m altitude.

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