viernes, 7 de septiembre de 2018

COLOMBIA.

Its official name is: Republic of Colombia; its form of government is: Republic; its capital is: Bogotá; its population is: 46,245,297; the official language is: Spanish; the money is by: Peso; its area is of: 439,619 square miles (1,138,910 square kilometers); the mayor mountain ranges are: Andes, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; the mayor rivers are: Magdalena, Cauca, Atrato, Sinú.
Colombia is nicknamed the "gateway to South America" because it sits in the northwestern part of the continent where South America connects with Central and North America. It is the fifth largest country in Latin America and home to the world's second largest population of Spanish-speaking people.
Colombia is a land of extremes. Through its center run the towering, snow-covered volcanoes and mountains of the Andes. Tropical beaches line the north and west. And there are deserts in the north and vast grasslands, called Los Llanos, in the east.
Dense forests fill Colombia's Amazon Basin, which takes up nearly the country's entire southern half. In northwest Colombia, a warm, wet, jungle-filled area called the Chocó reaches across the Panama border.
Colombia's people are as varied as its landscape. Most citizens are descended from three ethnic groups: Indians, African people brought to Colombia to work as slaves, and European settlers. This rich cultural mix makes the country's foods, music, dance, and art diverse and unique.

BARRANQUILLA.

Barranquilla is located in the Atlántico Department in northern Colombia and lies on the delta of the Magdalena River, 7.5 km from the mouth of the Caribbean Sea. This city is the cradle of important Colombian culture and folk tradition.
The flag consists of three horizontal rectangles, red being the outermost, then yellow, and green in the center. Red symbolizes the blood of patriots; yellow, the sun of freedom and hope; and green, a proud home. In the center, there is an eight-pointed silver star which symbolizes the eight provinces of the confederacy.
Barranquilla has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) according to Köppen climate classification. It is hot all year round, with high levels of relative humidity. The average temperature is 28.4 °C (85 °F).  The daytime temperature usually remains around 32 °C (90 °F). Nevertheless, from late November to early April, trade winds more or less cool it to a more comfortable temperature during the daytime. During the evening and throughout the night, temps can change due to the strong winds.  The rainy seasons are from April to June and from August to November.
Barranquilla has its most touristic place that are:
Castillo de Salgar The San Antonio de Salgar Castle is one of the few landmarks that retains a colonial genuine architecture, opened as a center of recreation, culture and entertainment for the colombian Caribbean. It was declared a "Cultural Heritage and good of the Nation" on July 13, 1988 by the national government through the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.
Bocas de Ceniza Bocas de Ceniza (Ashy Mouth) is the point at the mouth of the Magdalena River and the Caribbean Sea. There, the ocean turns to a grayish color because of the brackish water. Today, the river flows into the sea through an artificial canal built in the 30s.
Santa Verónica's Tourist stop The world's largest sombrero vueltiao ("vueltiao hat") is located on Via al Mar (Sea road) heading towards Cartagena. Saint Veronica's Tourist Stop is the perfect place to stop along the way and enjoy various craft, culinary and cultural representations of the Caribbean.

MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I live in Tabor neighnorhood near Miramar neighborhood and nogales neighborhood. In my neighborhood there are many buildings and also houses, there is a lot of wind and it is always a fresh weather and that makes living there very good; also my neighborhood is on the top of Barranquilla and from my apartment I could see a great view. My neighbors are fine and everything and I thing is a good place to live.

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