Oct01
Published by iv in Colombia, Cruise, Cultural, Parks, Photos, Scuba Diving, South America, Swimming, Travel gear, UNESCO
Malpelo Island and the surrounding marine environment are located 500 kilometers west of mainland Colombia. This vast marine park, the largest no-fishing zone in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. It has a land area of 0.35 square kilometers (86 acres). The highest point, “El Cerro de La Mona”, is 376 m above sea level.
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Jun24
Published by Asya in Colombia, Cultural, History, Museums, South America, Urban Tourism, Walking
From old times, Bogota has offered a rich social and cultural live. The Maloka Museum is the first Science Interactive Centre in Colombia, opened in 1998. Also it’s the greater interactive center of science and technology of South America. It allows visitors to learn about all kinds of science, from the way human beings developed throughout the centuries and the way electricity really works.
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Sep08
Published by misha in Colombia, Eating, Photos, Restaurants, South America
Nazca Restaurant is located on the new T-zone in Bogota, Colombia. The place is separated in two zones: snacks, bar and VIP on the second floor, dinning and kitchen on the first floor.
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Aug22
Published by misha in Colombia, Cultural, Parks, Photos, Sightseeings, South America
This Library Park in Colombia consist a system conformed by three contained, rotated, squared modules that turn, adapting themselves to the landscape. The landscape gives the urban geography continuity through the paths and the building of public space on the rooftop, a landscape constituted by paths, theaters or inclined plazas, a spatial network with connection multiplicity and meeting places. Amazing....
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May26
Published by misha in Colombia, Cultural, Eating, Events, Photos, Restaurants, Sightseeings, South America, Swimming, Travel Stories, Walking
Cartagena is tropical Colombian seaport city with its cocaine days in the past. The city beats like a salsa party with fancy gorgeous restaurants and old-school style plazas. Wonderful parties and festivals keep the city swinging after dark. But Cartagena city has its quiet part as well. Just a short stroll away, tourists will find out white beaches and crystal clear water.
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Mar30
Published by misha in Colombia, Cultural, Events, Photos, South America, Travel Stories
Barranquilla Carnival is not just a parade. It’s a wonderful action around the city with traditions that dominate to the 19th century in Columbia.
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Mar30
Published by misha in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Photos, South America, Travel Stories
Eighty percent of the exported bananas in the world are grown in Latin America (Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia). A local farmer has no other alternative than to sell for a price offered by the multinational company. When working conditions and ecology is in question, these companies (Dole Food, Chiquita,…) have nothing to do with it the plantations are not theirs, they are only buyers.
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Mar26
Published by misha in Colombia, Parks, Sightseeings, South America, Travel Stories
Tayorna National Park is one of the wildest and most beautiful places of South America. The park has stretched out 58 square miles carved with the equatorial rain forest and amazing species such as dusky titi monkeys, red squirrels, collared peccaries, jaguars and 200 species of birds, ranging from Caribbean toucans to red woodpeckers.
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Feb28
Published by misha in Arts, Colombia, Events, Museums, Photos, South America, Travel Stories, Urban Tourism
This is an absolutely fantastic art center located in Santo Domingo, Colombia and is real future of post-apocalyptic architecture to look like. The design of the center invites everyone. Inside is most modern cultural showcases, with sharp angles and the inoffensive use of white paint and pale woods.
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Oct15
Published by vanhal in ACTIVITIES, Arts, Chillin, Colombia, CONTINENTS, COUNTRIES, Eating, Fishing, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Restaurants, Sightseeings, South America, TOPICS, Travel gear, Travel Stories, Urban Tourism
Colombia is bordered on the northwest by Panama, on the east by Venezuela and Brazil, and on the southwest by Peru and Ecuador. Through the western half of the country, three Andean ranges run north and south. The eastern half is a low, jungle-covered plain, drained by spurs of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers, inhabited mostly by isolated tropical-forest Indian tribes. The fertile plateau and valley of the eastern range are the most densely populated parts of the country.
Official Name: Republica de Colombia.
Capital: Bogota.
Independence day: July 20, 1810.
NATURAL FEATURES
Area: 440,831 square miles (1,141,748 square kilometres), includes the San Andres y Providencia archipelago.
Climate:Tropical. Varies according to the altitude.
Highest Peak: Pico Cristobal Colon, 19,020 feet (5,800 meters).
Major Rivers: Magdalena, Cauca, Meta, Guaviare, Caqueta, Putumayo, Atrato, Vaupes, Vichada.
Mountain Ranges: Occidental, Central, Oriental.
PEOPLE
Population: 39,309,422 (July 1999 est.); 89.2, people per square mile (34.5 people per square kilometer); 73 percent urban, 27 percent rural.
Major Cities: Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cucuta, Bucaramanga
Religions: Roman Catholicism, 95.4%.
Language: Spanish (official).
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