Largest World Countries: colombia
Colombia pronounced k l mbi officially the Republic of Colombia Spanish Rep blica de Colombia pronounced 160 With a population of nearly 45 million people Colombia has the 29th largest population in the world and the second largest in South America after Brazil Colombia has the third largest Spanish-speaking population in the world after Mexico and Spain The territory of what is now Colombia was originally inhabited by indigenous nations including the Muisca Quimbaya and Tairona The Spanish arrived in 1499 and initiated a period of conquest and colonization killing or taking as slaves almost 90 of that native population and then creating the Viceroyalty of New Granada comprising modern-day Colombia Venezuela Ecuador the northwest region of Brazil and Panama with its capital in Bogot Panama seceded in 1903 under pressure to fulfill financial responsibilities towards the United States government to build the Panama Canal Colombia has a long…Read More about colombia at WikiPedia
Latest colombia Frequently Asked Questions:
I am thinking of planning a trip to Colombia with my bf. My bf is black and I'm white, do you think we will face any racism?
Answer:Some. But depends on where you go. On the coast... No. Many Colombians there have dark skin. Dark skin is LESS accepted in Bogota and Cali for example. No matter what anyone says, racism in the capital is big. However, youll be tourists and will be less affected by that.
WHAT DO U THINK OF COLOMBIA!!!!!?????!!!!! I<3 IT
Answer:i love it i m colombian my self if people tell u we do drugs its just a small percentage don't judge colombians because one screwed up this pisses me off we speak the best clearest spanish try our food its great our coffe is awsome and tasty
Compared to the UK or the US where the use of bad language is generally excepted, are Colombians in general offended by hearing somebody swearing or is it socially tolerated. The reason I am asking is because I do not want to enter Colombia and ending up offending people.
Answer:You'd have to define 'bad language' and 'tolerance' first. Saying 'culo' during a formal gathering in Bogota is just as bad as saying 'arse' in front of Her Majesty in London. There are way too many variables to consider: age, culture, occasion (a football match is different to a wedding, for instance), region, how close you are to the person you're speaking with, etc. Ironically enough, in certain parts of Bogota the use of otherwise insulting terms (e.g. 'marica', which is 'faggot' in England, or 'huevon', which would be close to 'pillock') is actually a sign of acceptance: young people use those terms with close friends, more or less as a sign of 'equality'.
I am going to colombia and want to bring back some expensive souvenir for my girlfriend, what is something i can buy over there that is pretty expensive, but yet small to put in a samll bag. No Jewelry, no fruit something exotic.
Answer:I would go to the "tipico" shop on 106th and 19 next to Carbon de Palo. They have some wonderful Llama skin rugs with patterns that I have not seen anywhere else. You easily roll it up to fit in a suitcase. If she likes shoes.. get her a pair of Vicky Tcherassi. She has stores all over Bogota. The best one is close to the Andino mall. Id still, however, get her an Emerald.
I'm originally from Colombia and my girlfriend is American from the midwest(blonde 6 ft tall), we are planning to travel to Cali colombia and her parents are very concerned about the security. My mother lives in Colombia and we will be staying with her. I haven't been there in 2 years. My mom lives in a very good place in Cali. Any Americans have gone to Cali Colombia recently? What was ur experience?
Answer:despite believe colombia isn't as dangerous as people believe you do have to take some precautions but u don't have 2 like die your hair brown or black and wear a bunch of colombian out fits 2 fit in if you believe its dangerous just don't leave her alone and don't go out at night every place in the world has its good parts and its bad parts but sometimes people make some places seam worse then others