CULTURE AND SPORT

Nambers:

DAVID ALEXIS CACERES LEONCRISTHIAN ANDRES ANAYA MARIÑO

LUISA FERNANDA OSORIO LOPEZEDUAR JAVIER FLOREZ GARCIA

Historically, The country’sImposing landscape left its

Various regions largely isolatedfrom one another, resulting in

the development of very strong regional identities, in many

Cases stronger than the national.

Accens, dress, music, food, politics and general acttitude vary greatly

between the bogotanos.

Bolivar Square in the historic center of Bogota.

The "Balsa Muisca" alluding to the legend of El Dorado, Columbian piece, in the Gold Museum in Bogota Colombia.

CULTURE: DRESS:

FOOD: POLITICS:

Other residents of the central highlands, the paisas of Antioquia and the coffee region .

The Coffee, Ground Coffee in the Coffee Triangle this is a topographic region of

Colombia, within its extension by thedepartments of Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío,

the northeastern region of the Valle del Cauca department, the entire

region southwest of Antioquia and Tolima northwestern.

COFFEE REGION

MEDELLIN - ANTIOQUIA

Medellin is a Colombian city, capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located

along the Medellin River in central Aburrá Valley, a narrow valley of the Central

Cordillera of the Andes where also located nine municipalities, forming Medellin.3 metropolitan area has a population

of 2,393,011 20,124 inhabitants is the second largest city in Colombia

The maxing of various different ethnic traditions is reflected in colombia’s music and dance. The most well-know Colombian

genres are cumbia and vallenato, the latter now strongly influenced by global pop caulture. A powerful and unifyingcultural medium in

Colombia is television.

Most famously, the telenovela Betty La fea has gained international succes through localized

versions in the uinited states, mexico, and many other continents. Television has also payed a rolein the development of the local

film Industry.

As in many latin american countries, colombians have a passion for soccer. The colombian national footbal team

is a symbol of unity and national pride. Colombia has “exported” many famous

players, sush as Freddy rincon, Carlos valderrama, Iván ramiro córdoba,

and Faustino Asprilla.

Freddy Rincón: Carlos Valderrama:

Faustino Asprilla: Iván Ramiro Córdoba

Other colombian athletes have also achuved success, including NASCAR’S Juan Pablo Montoya Major league baseball’s Edgar

Renteria and Orlando Cabrera, and the PGA Tour´s Camilo Villegas.

Other famous colombians include the nobel prize winning author Gabriel Garcia

Márquez, the artist fernando botero, the writers Fernando Vallejo, Laura Restrepo,

Alvaro Mutis and James Cañon, The musicians Shakira, Juanes, Carlos Vives, and

Juan Gracia-Herreros,, and the actors Catalina Sandino Moreno, John Leguizamo,

Catherine Siachoque and Sofia Vergara.

Fernando Botero : Man on Horse', Israel Museum,

Jerusalén, Israel

Horse, Medellin.

WRITERS :

Fernando Vallejo: Laura Restrepo: Álvaro Mutis:

Musicians : Shakira: Juanes: Carlos Vives:

Actors:Sofía Vergara: John Leguizamo: Catalina Sandino:

The cuisine of colombia developed mainly from the food, traditions of European

countries. Spanish. Italiand and French culinary influences can all be seen I

n colombian cooking.

The cuisine of neighboring Latin American countries, Mexico, the United States and

Caribbean, as well as the cooking traditions of the country’s indegenous inhabitants,

have all influenced colombian food.

SYMBOLS

Many national symbols, both objects and themes, have arisen from Colombia's diverse cultural expressions in colombia

are prometed by the government through the Ministry of Culture.