The Republic Of Colombia
explanatory Essay
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The Republic of Colombia is the fourth largest country in South
America. It is located
at the north-western tip of the continent. Its neighbors are Brazil and
Venezuela to the east,
Panama to the north-west, and Ecuador and Peru to the south. Colombia
is the only South
American country that's coast is on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean
Sea. There are eight
islands under Colombian rule, and they are San Andres, Providencia, San
Bernado, Islas del
Rosario, Isla Fuerte, Gorgona, Gorgonilla, and Malpelo.
Colombia's terrain is about 45% mountainous. The major mountain chain
is the
Andes, which is the longest and second highest mountain chain in the
world. The are three
mountain ranges in Colombia that form the Andes. These are known as
Cordilleras, which
means range. The Cordillera Occidental is 680 miles long and is about
6,500 ft. high. This
range is on the western area that stretches from the equator to the
Caribbean Sea. The
Cordillera Oriental is the longest range, at 750 miles long, and 8,530
ft. high and it cuts from
northern Colombia to southern Colombia. The Cordillera Central is
located in the center of
the country and is 689 miles long and 10,827 ft. high making it the
highest cordillera. The
highest mountain point in Colombia is the Sierra Nevada at 19,055 ft.
high. There are lots of
volcanoes in Colombia. The Cumbal is 17,500 ft. high, the Chiles is
16,900 ft. high, the
Purace is 17,060 ft. high, and the Pan de Azucar is 16,840 ft. high.
The eastern region of Colombia is a grassy lowland. 1/6 of Colombia is
uninhabited glacier
land, and 1/5 is high plateau.
Colombia has many rivers. The most important river is the Magdalena
which is 965
miles long and flows north to the Caribbean Sea. Others are the Meta,
the Amazon, the
Guaviare, and the Putamayo. There aren't many lakes in Colombia. The
largest lake in
Colombia is Lake Cocha and is not very important.
If it wasn't for the Andes mountain location, Colombia would have an
extremely high
climate since it is near the equator. However, Colombia's climate is
strictly related to the
altitude of the land and varies greatly from section to section. The
hot region of Colombia has
an average temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and are from sea level
to three thousand
feet. This area is along the Pacific coast and in the eastern jungle
region. Regions ...
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...uela and Colombia were united to form
the Greater
Colombian Confederation. Simon Bolivar was President. In 1830, the
Confederation ended
because Venezuela wanted independence.
Today, Colombia is a parliamentary republic with presidential elections
held every
four years. The congress holds sessions every year between July and
December and consists
of two houses the Chamber of Deputies, which has 131 elected members,
and the Senate
with 63 members. The President appoints cabinet members and cheifs of
administrations.
Colombia is divided into 23 departments, and the president appoints a
governer to head each
department. The current president is Cesar Gaviria Trujillo.
Colombia's population today is approximately 34,296,000. 95% of these
people are
Roman Catholic. The capital, Bogota has an estimated 4,921,00 people,
and the second
largest city, Cali, has 1,624,00 people. After Mexico and Brazil,
Colombia is the third most
populolus country in Latin America.3 About one half of the population
today is mestizo, a
mixture of Indian and European descent.4 Europeans are about one fifth
of the population,
and and there are some blacks, and about 400 Indian tribes.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that colombia is the fourth largest country in south america, located at the north-western tip of the continent.
- Explains that colombia's terrain is 45% mountainous. the andes is the longest and second highest mountain chain in the world.
- Explains that the cordillera oriental is the longest range, at 750 miles long, and 8,530ft. high and cuts fromnorthern colombia to southern colombia.
- Explains that colombia has many volcanoes, including the cumbal, chiles and pan de azucar. the eastern region of colombia is grassy lowland.
- Explains that colombia's climate is related to the elevation of the land and varies greatly from section to section.
- Explains that regions from three to six thousand feet above sea level have an average temperature of 65.5degrees fahrenheit.
- Explains that colombians live in areas that are above nine thousand feet above sea level. winter months are may, june, july, august, september, october, and november.
- Explains that the rainiest part of colombia is the choco area on the pacific coast. it averages 400 inches of rain per year.
- Explains that colombia's assorted climate allows it to grow a wide range of crops. coffee is the chief agricultural product, while sugarcane is grown in the hot temperate areas.
- Explains that bananas are grown in warm areas, maize is grown under most climatic conditions, and rice in hot and humid regions. colombia faces thecultivation of illegal drugs.
- Explains that colombia supplies half of the marijuana purchased in the united states, while cocaine is grown in peru and bolivia. other major crops are cotton, potatoes, manioc, wheat, barley, tobacco.
- Explains that colombia is one of the predominate livestock producing country in south america. its aquatic wildlife is found mainly in the amazon and orinocorivers.
- Explains that the pacific ocean and caribbean sea hold dolphins and stingrays, while the mammalwildlife includes the gray-brown puma, ocelot, and
- Explains that colombia has over 1,500 species of birds, including the hummingbird, eagle, jacamar, parakeet, and toucan.
- Explains that colombia's history began at about 5,000 b.c. when indian groups roamed the territory. the town bogota was named after bacata, achibchan chief2.
- Explains that the quimbaya made gold objects like nose rings, ornaments, and necklaces. the rumors and stories of these indian tribes made lead spanishexplorers to come to colombia looking for el dorado.
- Explains that colombia is named after christopher columbus, although he never been on thecolombian mainland. alonso de ojeda, one of columbus's men, discovered colombia in 1500.
- Explains how colombian conquest and colonization began from 1499 to 1550. rodrigo de bastidas founded santa marta and pedro de heredia founded cartagena. gonzalojimenez de quesada led an expedition into colombia's interior.
- Describes how the spanish conquerors conquered colombia and created an audencia in 1549.
- Explains that colombia was part of a kingdom which includedvenezuela,ecuador, and panama. the new granada people were unhappy with the way the spanish ruled.
- Describes how napoleon's forces invaded spain to take advantage of its weakness and propose independence. spain refused and reestablished its self control over new granada.
- Explains that venezuela and colombia were united to form the greatercolombian confederation in 1830. today, colombia is a parliamentary republic with presidential elections held every four years.
- Explains that colombia is divided into 23 departments, and the president appoints agoverner to head eachdepartment.
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- The Amazing Country of Colombiaexplanatory essayIn 1863 Colombia was given its name. The name was chosen in honor of Christopher Columbus, even though Columbus never visited Colombia. Alonso de Ojeda, was the first European to set foot on Colombia in 1499, Alonso de Ojeda explored Sierra Navada de Santa Marie and was very surprised by the wealth of the Indians and their stories. These stories gave birth to the legend of El Dorado.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that colombia was given its name in 1863 in honor of christopher columbus, even though columbus never visited colombia. alonso de ojeda was the first european to set foot on colombia in 1499.
- Explains that colombia became a target to all spaniards because of the assumed riches there. the obsession with el dorado drove many people to go to colombia.
- Narrates how colombia struggled for independence in the 1970s after the french revolution. bolivar led the fight against spain and defeated them at the battle of boyaca.
- States that colombia is the fourth largest country in south america. its land area is 1,038,700square kilometers or 401,042 square miles.
- Explains that colombia's government is a republic with 32 departments and one capitol district, fe de bogota. the current president is juan manuel santos.
- Explains that colombia is the world's leading exporter of petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, and cut flowers.
- Explains that colombian religion is 90% catholic, 1% indigenous, religions and 9% protestant, jewish, muslim, and mormon. there are traditional roman catholic churches all over south america.
- Describes colombia's warm and tropical climate. its rainy season starts in may and ends around november. the temperature varies little because it is so close to the equator.
- Explains that colombian art has 3,000 years of history. the artists capture political and cultural backdrops. spanish catholicism is a huge impact.
- Explains that colombian food varies depending on the type of region. there is a large variety of lobster, fish, and seafood along the coast. breakfast is an important meal.
- Explains that fuchi, rana, and trompo are popular games for children.
- Describes shakira as a popular colombian singer and songwriter. she was rejected by the school choir because of her strong voice.
- Opines that colombia's biggest sport is soccer, and the greatest victory was in 1993, when they beat argentina 5-0. they were upset because one of the points gained by the united states was scored by medellin.
- Explains that there are many places to visit in colombia, such as our lady of las lajas, the salt cathedral of zipaquira, and the villa de leyua.
- Explains that carnival is the biggest celebration in colombia. it ends with the burial of joselito carnival and ends after senorita cali is selected.
- Explains that many major events occur in colombia, such as palm sunday, holy week, good friday, candlemas, easter, and christmas.
- Opines that colombia is a beautiful place to live and has an interesting history and tons of emeralds, fresh fruit, and much more.
- Cites unbound.org, culturecrossing.net, cuororesources.c, about-columbia, natural resources, and don quijote salamau s.l.
- Cites encyclopedia britannica's ebchecked topic, columbia, 2008 by children’s press, imprint of scholastic inc.
- Describes the various copyrights for lonely planet, children's press, woodward, and tan mae lynn, among others.
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- Analyzes how nixon's "war on drugs" flared during the late 20th century. bush proposed larger military spending for the war, which produced positive outcomes.
- Explains that pastrana develops the plan, the clinton administration agrees to it, and later presidents of both countries, george w. bush and alvaro uribe carry out "plan colombia."
- Explains that guerrillas and paramilitary groups are acknowledged by international institutions as terrorist groups. stabilizing colombia after the new millennium has proven successful due to good colombian politics and aid from the united states government.
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- Opines that colombia has all the necessary conditions to make itself a prosperous country. instability within the country's borders has been big determinants of its underdevelopment, and lack of investment.
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- Explains that colombia's trade agreement with the united states opened new doors to foreign direct investment and growth in the manufacturing and industrial sectors.
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- Explains that venezuela has become a major base of operation for the terrorist organization, since it allows it to transport weapons and drugs in and out of colombia.
- Explains that colombia's education system is underdeveloped due to the internal conflict against the farc.
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- Explains that colombia lies in the northernmost part of south america, bordering the caribbean sea, the amazon, and the orinoco.
- Explains that the wide range of topographical elevations has encouraged agricultural expansion in colombia. the agricultural sector contributed 14% of gdp, excluding coffee, with a production worth almost 11 billion us.
- Explains that colombia is the world's fifth coal producer and the largest exporter of thermal coal. colombians grow their coffee between 1.000 and 1.600 meters above sea level.
- Explains that colombia's sedimentary basins contain large oil and gas deposits. present production levels average 540.000 bpd, providing a surplus for export, and natural gas reserves total 6.8 cubic feet.
- Opines that colombia's biodiversity will lead to important developments in the fields of medicine and food production.
- Explains that colombia is a melting pot of different cultures from spanish, african, and indigenous roots. the church is the main leadership and authority in colombia.
- Explains that colombia's economic freedom score is 76.7, making it the 34th freest in the 2014 index.
- Explains the guerrilla opposition against the colombian government in the 1940s and 1950s.
- Explains that the colombian upper class consists of prosperous white elite, some of whom draw their lineage to the nobility of the colonial era.
- Explains the diversity of the middle class in colombia, which placed some of its members scarcely above the lower class. the untaught and the poor lived on the sociopolitical edge.
- Explains that colombians have an 85% school attendance rate despite the economic downfalls and the environment. colombia has made great strides in the medical community.
- Opines that colombia is not a utopia for vegetarians as the colombian diet involves lots of meat.
- Explains that breakfast is quite significant in colombia, while lunch is the main meal of the day – at least in the countryside.
- Explains that tourism in colombia is slim to none. the government provides electricity and water to its citizens, while the poorest are in the mainland ibague, neiva, tunja.
- Explains that the colombian air force is a nationwide police force with jurisdiction in every town in colombia.
- Opines that colombia's future is bright with rainforest, and coffee reserves. the country of cocaine and kidnappings is the best uncharted adventure haven in south america
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- Opines that the conditions of pre-columbian america and 15th-century iberia are beyond the scope of latin-american history proper, but they must be considered in that connection.
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- Explains that the promotion of industrial exports was slow to appear in latin america. brazil was the most successful, selling automobiles and automotive parts to other developing countries but at times even to the industrialized world.
- Analyzes the history of latin america from the pre-columbian period to the 19th-century wars of independence.
- Analyzes how the rapidity and timing of the dramatic change were the result of long-building tensions in colonial rule and a series of external events.
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- Explains that it became a tradition for all of the girls who become fifteen years old to celebrate their birthday by partying or going on cruises with all their friends.
- Explains that when a girl turns fifteen, she has to decide if she wants to party or go on cruises. the cost of these parties is normally the amount of money you have to spend on your wedding.
- Explains that girls can choose between parties or cruises, because they are going on a cruise with 15-year-old friends, which makes it easy to plan the trip.
- Explains that colombia has a tradition to celebrate the transition of childhood to adulthood for women.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that colombia is a country wrought with poverty, corruption, and violence. it has gained leader for its drug trafficking and scandalous dealing by the military.
- Opines that colombia is one of the most violent places in the world, with a murder rate 8 times as much as the united states of america.
- Explains that colombia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which makes it hard for poverty-stricken areas to stay in one place.
- Explains that corruption comes from exporting to america, while most things exported to the united states from colombia are oil, coffee, and fresh cut flowers.
- Opines that human rights standards should be natural for people, not something they have to think twice about to obey. colombians are beaten, raped and shot to death by their own military everyday.
- Opines that colombia needs some serious rearranging politically, socially and overall to get back on its feet.
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- Explains that colombia emerged from the collapse of gran colombia in 1830. over the last 40 years, there has been a campaign to overthrow the government partly because of the drug trades throughout colombia.
- Explains that colombia's economy continues to improve despite the last couple of years, with an increased number of government budgets, efforts to reduce the public debt levels, and an export oriented growth focus.
- Explains that colombia became the major narcotic trafficking center in the 1980's. it started with the first colonization, which had grown coca for thousands of years.
- Explains that colombians started refining cocain in kitchen laboratories, which led other "chemists" to colombia. the medellin trafficking syndicate took control of the wholesale distribution in the united states in 1978.
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