Stop Negative Stereotypes

The Project consists of learning about the Colombian country beyond the common sayings and
stereotypes. This initiative will allow teachers and students around the world to have the
opportunity to explore and learn specific information of this country. For this project, Teachers and
/ or students around the world will be provided with a scafolding project, where they can get
information from general aspects to specific ones about Colombia. This Sway represents the first
material used for the presentation. This projects looks for widespreading to the world all the beutiful
charactestics of the country. In the past, Colombia was widely negatevely stereotyped.

The main idea is to break down the negative stereotypes by showing all the outstanding
characterists about its culture, people's lifestyles, Geographical aspects among others.
 1 - Sandra Liliana Hortùa Bravo

Magister in English Language Teaching

MIEE, MIE Trainer and Guest Speaker

Colombia geographical position

Colombian Map
Facts

Capital city : BOGOTA

President: Ivan Duque

Oficial language: Spanish

Population: 49,996,445

Currency: Colombian Pesos

Coat of Arms

It is divided into three horizontal stripes: the upper band, on a blue field, has in the center a golden
pomegranate red open grained, with stem and leaves of gold. On each side of the pomegranate is a
cornucopia of gold inclined, pouring coins into the center of the right side, and proper fruits of the
torrid zone the left side. The grenade denotes the name he bore this republic, and cornucopias, its
rich mines and the fertility of their land. This El condor symbolizing freedom. From its peak hangs a
green laurel wreath and flowing ribbon, grabbed the shield and woven into the crown, is read on
gold with black letters: Freedom and Order.
The shield is posing over four flags of Colombia diverging from the base in which the two upper ones
form an angle of 90° and separated from the bottom ones 15°. These flags are posted towards the
coat of arms' vertex

National Flag

The yellow top stripe is positioned in the upper area of the flag and has a width of half of the entire
flag horizontally. The other two stripes the middle blue and the bottom red will each be a fourth of
the total area of the flag. The yellow color represents Colombia's gold and natural wealthiness; the
blue color represents the two oceans that border Colombia, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, rivers
and the sky; The red color represents the blood of the patriots that fought against the Spanish
monarchy to gain the independence of Colombia.

Largest Cities

2 - Medellin
 3 - Bogotá

4 - Barranquilla

5 - Cali

Regions
Climate

The Climate of Colombia is characterized for being tropical and isothermal as a result of its
geographical location near the Equator presenting variations within five natural regions and
depending on the altitude, temperature, humidity, winds and rainfall. Each region maintains an
average temperature throughout the year only presenting variables determined by precipitation
during a rainy season caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

Mountains

The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental
mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South
America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide
(widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m
(13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries:
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.Along their length, the Andes are
split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions.
The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito,
Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-
highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based
on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.

Rivers

Magdalena River

Amazon River

Putumayo River

Caqueta River

Sinú River

Atrato River
The Colombian coffee Region

6 - Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

“The coffee triangle”.

The Colombian coffee Region (Spanish: Eje Cafetero), also known as the Coffee Triangle (Spanish:
Triángulo del Café) is a part of the Colombian Paisa region in the rural area of Colombia. It is famous
for growing and producing majority of Colombian coffee, considered by many to be the best coffee
in the world. There are three departments in the area: Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda. The most
visited cities are Manizales, Armenia and Pereira.

Biodiversity
Colombia is the country with the second-highest biodiversity in the world. The country occupies the
first position worldwide in number of orchids1 and birds2 , second position in plants, amphibians,
butterflies and fresh water fish, third place in species of palm trees and reptiles and globally holds
the fourth position in biodiversity of mammals.

POPULAR SPORTS

There are different sports that are practiced in Colombia. However, Tejo is the National and
traditional throwing sport in Colombia. It is characteristic for its use of small targets containing
gunpowder, which explode on impact. It is very common to find professional tejo teams around the
major cities and smaller towns. Local companies or someone that loves tejo sponsors a few of the
teams. In the past, the playing of Tejo was fueled by "Chicha" (an indigenous maize -based alcoholic
beverage), but, more recently, the players refresh themselves with beer. Other popular sports
include:

•Soccer •Cycling•BMX Racing•Boxing•Athletics

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird
7 - Kahterin Ibarguen

8 - Selección Colombia

9 - Nairo Quintana
 10 - Miguel Happy Lora

11 - Edgar Rentería

12 - Mariana Pajon

MORE FAMOUS PEOPLE

Typical food

Colombian Cuisine is very diverse and varies depending on the different regions of Colombia.

Typical Main Meals & Dishes

Ajiaco: It includes chicken, two (preferably three) kinds of potatoes, corn, sour cream, capers,
avocado and guasca. Guasca is a special herb that grown throughout the Americas and gives the
soup its distinct flavour.

Bandeja Paisa: A huge mixture of food , it consists of grilled steak, fried pork rind, chorizo sausages,
on a bed of rice and red beans that is then topped with a fried egg and a side of sliced avocado and
sweet banana (chips). It is arguably the national dish of Colombia.

Sancocho: It is a common dish although ingredients do vary by region. In Colombia it includes

chicken, plantains, yucca, cilantro, corn, and potatoes. Sometimes fish is used instead of chicken in
the Caribbean though you may find meat or pork instead too.

Arroz con Coco: It is a common side dish of the Caribbean coast of Colombia. White rice is cooked in
coconut milk with water, salt and sugar.

Empanadas: It is a stuffed pastry that can either be sweet or savory. The savory Colombian
empanadas are filled with beef, chicken and/or cheese as well as with rice and coriander. Compared
to the Chilean or Argentinean empanadas they are not baked but fried.

Arepa: The basic side to any Colombian meal. It is a bread made from cornmeal, similar to a thick
pancake. It is normally eaten with an adornment of butter, although sometimes corn is added.

Tamales: Cooked corn dough filled with meat, chicken and vegetable wrapped in banana leaves. The
Tamales Tolimenses which are famous in the Tolima region are filled with chicken, pork, rice ,
potatoes, carrots, peas and spice

13 - Ajiaco
14 - Bandeja Paisa

15 - Sancocho
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REFERENCES

https://www.wikipedia.org/

https://images.google.com/

http://www.southamerica.cl/Colombia/Food.htm