| Colombia Colombia officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: República de Colombia [re'puß?lika ð?e ko'lombja] (help·info)), is a country located in the northwestern region of South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the North by the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea; and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only country in South America that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. |
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Colombia
is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest country
in South America (after Brazil, Argentina, and Peru), with an area
seven times greater than that of New England and more than twice that
of France. Its vast territory is made up of diverse physical contrasts
ranging from the towering snowcapped peaks of the Andes to the hot and
humid plains of the Amazon River Basin, to a vast tropical coastal
plain in the north. It is the second most populated nation in South
America (after Brazil), and the largest Spanish speaking nation on the
continent in terms of population. Despite its large territory,
Colombia's population is not evenly distributed with most Colombians
living in the mountainous western portion of the country as well as the
northern coastline, most living in or near the capital city of Bogotá.
The southern and eastern portions of the country are mostly sparsely
inhabited tropical rainforest and inland tropical plains containing
small farming communities and indigenous tribes. |
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| Carnival in Colombia The carnival in Colombia introduced by the Spaniards. The Colombian carnival has incorporated elements from European culture, and has managed to syncretise, or re-interpret, traditions that belonged to the African and Amerindian cultures of Colombia. There is documentary evidence that the carnival existed in Colombia in the XVIII century and had already caused concern to the colonial authorities, who censored the celebrations, especially in the mains centers of power such as Cartagena, Bogotá and Popayán. The carnival, therefore, continued its evolution and re-interpretation in the small and at that time unimportant towns where celebrations did not offend the ruling elites. The result was the uninterrupted celebration of carnival festivals in Barranquilla (Barranquilla Carnival), and other villages along the lower Magdalena River in northern Colombia, and in Pasto, Nariño (Blacks and Whites Carnival) in the south of the country. In modern times, there have been attempts to introduce the carnival in the capital, Bogotá, in the early XX century, but it has always failed to gain the approval of authorities. The Bogota Carnival has had to wait until the XXI century to be resurrected, this time, by the authorities of the city. |
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