Welcome to Colombia
 
To
help you in understanding Colombia we provide a set of articles on
the diverse facets of this country rich in contradictions and so easy
to caricature
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We shall begin with the history, because without historic
references it is impossible to whoever it is to understand the current
situation. Instead of a conventional approach, we selected some major
constituent events whose influence are still very living.
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Then we consider the main components of the contemporary
Colombian population, characterized by a particularly complex
interbreeding. We shall grant a particular importance for the native
and afrocolombian communities
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Owing the current situation, we shall approach the political
question with great care, As an introduction we shall consider the
subject of coca, a sensitive subject from which we can go towards all
others
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In the category Arts and Culture we shall try to give you an
idea of the dynamism and the creativity of the Colombian society. We
want to show you that the cultural life is just like the society,
unpredictable, enthusiastic and unpredictable, that the world of the
artists does not amount to a few famous names as Garcia Marquez or
Botero.
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Quite as the history, the geography provides essential data
to understand Colombia, not only to understand why it is one of the
highest places of the world biodiversity but also to understand its
history, including the precolombian one, as well as many aspects of the
current society.
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The Nature is a subject we pay a particular attention, as
well as to the rapidly expanding ecotourism.
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Finally, to finish convincing you to visit this so different
country we shall end by the tourism, whether it is for cultural or
natural purposes.
The
information presented here results for the main part of Colombian
sources which we sought: journalists, historians, jurists, scientists
of diverse horizons, artists, diverse NGO, numerous internet sites
sometimes of English language, rarely in French. Most of all we
wanted to give the word in priority to Colombians living in Colombia.
This
site is and will be always under construction. First of all it is a
long term project, likely to evolve with time and your participation
The current contents
are still very far from our objectives and most of the information
categories are still limited to simple introductions. Nevertheless,
numerous links (active or not according to the good will of the
concerned sites) are proposed to you and should be sufficient to keep
you busy a few evenings. Certain sites propose an English version
besides the basic version in Spanish. Our newsletter and our page
"What's new?" will keep you informed about coming or recent subjects or
products.
NB:
At the moment the information pages located in the category "Colombia"
are available only in french. We apologize for this inconvenience. Note
however that some links might lead to ressources in english. Of course,
help is welcome!
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