Colombian Culture
What is Columbia's capital?
Bogota
Who is Sofia Vergara?
Colombian actress
Who is Juan Pablo Montoya?
Colombian motorist
Who was Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
Colombian novelist who won the Premio Nobel de Literatura in 1982. He is considered one of the most important writers in the literary world. He published his first story as a university student in 1947. His most known novel, Cien anos de soledad, was witten in a style called "realistic magic"
Who was Edgar Negret?
Colombian sculptor, painter
Who is Shakira?
Colombian singer
What is Cartagena known for?
El Festival Internacional de Musica y su prestigioso Festival Internacional de Cine
What is El Carnaval?
In the city of Barranquilla, the city lives for this party. It is a fusion of the cultures that have arrives to the Caribbean Coasts of Colombia and indigenous groups.
What is Columbia's population compared to the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries?
It has the second biggest population (Mexico is first).
What was the Cartagena de Indias?
It is a city founded by Spanish people in 1533.
What is the Museo del Oro?
It was a museum founded in Bogata in 1939 to preserve the the goldsmith pieces from the pre-Columbian era. It has more than 30,000 pieces of gold and other materials.
What is the most important event in El Carnaval?
La Batalla (Battle) de Flores. It is a parade of floats decorated with flowers.
What are the principal cities in Columbia?
Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartegena
In 2003, what did the UNESCO declare El Carnaval as?
Patrimonio de la Humanidad (World Heritage)
Where is Columbia?
South America
What languages are in Columbia?
Spanish (official), indigenous languages, creoles and gypsies
What percent of Columbia's surface is unpopulated?
about 55%
What does the city of Cartagena conserve?
buildings form the colonial era (la epoca colonial), like churches, monasteries, palaces and mansions
Where do most of the people in Columbia live?
in mountainous areas or west coast
Who is Fernando Botero?
painter, sculptor
What is the currency in Columbia called?
peso colombiano
What was the legend of El Dorado?
the Indians, for a ritual for the gods, threw gold in the Guatavita lagoon and the chief would jump in it
What did the Spanish people build to the side of la Cartagena?
the biggest fortress in the Americas, el Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas.
What do the gold objects reflect in the culture of indigenous tribes?
the care with which the gold objects were made reflects the belief of the indigenous tribes that gold was the physical expression of the creative energy of the gods
How big is Columbia?
three times the area of Montana
What colors are the Colombian flag?
yellow, blue, red
Which countries are Columbia's neighbors?
Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
