History Of Colombia

Colombia is a beautiful country located on the top of South America, connecting the rest of the Latin Americas. It has a rich history along with a dark one. With its constantly changing climates and one of kind culture mixed in with influences from European countries and its war on drugs its seen today as perplexed growing country.

Colombia is made up by five main regions. The Andes Mountains, the Pacific Ocean Coastal region, the Caribbean Sea Coastal region, the Llanos plains and the Amazon Rainforest. Colombia is also the only Latin American country that borders the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Colombia has five different climate zones, tropical rainforest, tropical savanna, steppe, tropical desert and tropical mountain climates. Most of Colombia is made up of an agrarian society. Different climate zones facilitate cultivation of a large range of products such as coffee, bananas, flowers, cotton, cacao, sugar and rice. Apart from agriculture, however, Colombia has many natural resources; its mineral resources are extensive. It is ranked as the world’s major source of emeralds. Other significant resources include, petroleum, iron ore, salt, platinum, uranium and natural gases. Gold and silver are found dispersed through the central highlands.

A very weak infrastructure has left the rural populations vulnerable. With paramilitary groups causing havoc across the country. Guerilla groups and semi-autonomous local governments - and severely raised prices of internal transport where moving goods to and from inland cities can be more expensive than shipping them halfway around the world. (Citation) Combined these deficiencies has created a large gap between the classes. Causing moving from different social classes nearly impossibl...

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...have guest for dinner they make sure the guest is comfortable. When at the dinner table it is impolite to not have your hands visible when eating. Having elbows resting on the table is seen as rude as well as using a toothpick. The host will usually say a prayer and bless the table. Everything is eaten with utensils including fruit. Unlike other cultures where not finishing your plate is consider rude in Colombian culture it is polite to leave a small amount of food on your plate.

With the war on drugs still a big issue on the front, its paramilitary groups still trying to get a foot in its government, and its enormous gap between social classes, Colombia still has a long way to go before it becomes a stable country. Although with its struggle within its people still main their rich heritage and rich culture, and hope that one they can be known as a world power.