Identification. Since declaring independence on 20 July 1810 and achieving it in 1819‚ Colombia has changed its name seven times. Regional cultural traditions are diverse‚ with a broad range of distinct groups that have unique customs‚ accents‚ social patterns‚ and cultural adaptations. These groups are classified into three cultures: those in the interior‚ the countryside‚ and the coastal regions. Only during elections‚ sporting events‚ and beauty pageants do the regional cultures unite for a common
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Colombia’s Peace Treaty with guerilla group‚ FARC Since 1964‚ Colombia has been in war against the largest guerilla group called The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia‚ also known as FARC. The rebel group was created by Marxists to fight for the justification of the poor‚ considering only the rich minority owns the majority of the land in Colombia. With the opinion that violence will bring more success to carry out their plan for a change in the government‚ the FARC has been committing many crimes
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Introduction Regardless of what people might think Colombia has strongly fought the drug trafficking for more than 60 years. The Army has been fighting capos‚ Cartels‚ and guerillas who switched his communist ideology for terrorist ideology. Now a days the narco-guerrilla is supporting economic in drug trafficking. On the other hand‚ this battle has brought a negative impact in the Army. According to some studies made by the Army Health Direction: “The curiosity is usually the beginning of this
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in Colombia ’s Caribbean coastal region; its roots come mainly from Africa‚ in fact the name of this traditional dance its comes from the African term cumbé which means revelry or party. However‚ Cumbia is a musical and cultural fusion of Native Colombians‚ slaves brought from Africa‚ and the Spanish. Today Cumbia is the national dance of Colombia which gradually has evolved around this music and came to be known as the Cumbia dance. Cumbia started in the Caribbean coast of eastern Colombia‚ mainly
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guideline for managers and any individual or organization that’s interested in making business with companies located in Colombia. In the paper‚ you will find general aspects of the country‚ such as population‚ language‚ location and religious values‚ and also key factors that will help to understand the cultural habits of the country. The republic of Colombia or‚ “Republica de Colombia” is located in the northwest of South America. The country is bordered by 5 countries and 2 oceans. Among them are
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United States vs. Colombia for the land of Panama The United States government used several covert activities to acquire the land for the Panama Canal‚ such as the Spooner Act. The United States wanted the land of Panama to build a Canal but first the United States need the land from Colombia. The United States became vitally interested in canal projects during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner Act‚ which was the basic law for the
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In Colombia today is a peace process going on between the terrorists of the narco terrorist groups FARC and the government. For the Armed forces is difficult to understand that the government is negotiating with the FARC‚ while this narco-guerrilla has continued hitting the country‚ they are still killing soldiers‚ civil population and drug trafficking. Since 1945‚ this group has committed a lot of massacres against the civil population‚ they have been drug trafficking worldwide‚ and also they
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Colombia‚ a republic in South America‚ its in the northwestern part of the continent‚ and bounded on the north by Panama and the Caribbean Sea‚ on the east by Venezuela and Brazil‚ on the south by Peru and Ecuador‚ and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Colombia is the only country of South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The total land area of the country is 1‚141‚748 sq km (440‚831 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Bogotá. "The distinguishing topographical
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Presentation of the city Medellin is the second-largest city in Colombia; it is situated in the Antioquia region near the Andes in South America. In 2012‚ the population was 2‚7 million of inhabitants but with the metropolitan area of Medellin‚ the population was more than 3‚5 million people. Medellin is not the capital of the country – it is Bogota. During the 19th century‚ Medellin was a dynamic commercial center‚ first exporting gold‚ then producing and exporting coffee. The Medellin
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During the 1970 and 1990’s‚ Colombia experienced the worst time in all its history. It was the time when Pablo Escobar was alive‚ making society and the government feared from his actions. It’s not a lie to say Escobar‚ made Colombia one of the most dangerous places in the world. Killing Pablo written by Mark Bowden is an investigative- journalism narrative‚ telling the story about the fast rise and fierce fall of one of the wealthiest‚ most violent and dominant criminal in all time. The author
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