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Welcome To Colombia Home Of The Yellow, Blue, and Red!!

Facts about Colombia
 * //Area//: 1.2 million sq. km. (440,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas combined; fourth-largest country in South America.


 * Population: 39,309,422 (July 1999 est.); 89.2, people per square mile (34.5 people per square kilometer); 73 percent urban, 27 percent rural.
 * Cities: Capital--Bogota
 * Colombia is the o nly South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
 * Main Agricultural Products: Crops; sugarcane, potatoes, plantains, rice, bananas, cassavas, corn, coffee, flowers. Livestock; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens.



Climate Famous Attractions to Visit Lucknow Tourist Attractions 
 * Climate: Tropical on coast and eastern plains, cooler in highlands.
 * The climate is wet and tropical. Summer is the principal rainy season although there is no specific dry season. [|djohn]
 * The history of the city is as vivid as itself. It is believed that the city has been named after Lakshman, the younger brother of Lord Rama. The city was earlier called Lakshman Pore that later turned in to Lucknow. [|dj]

Cartagena Built in the 17th century by Spanish colonizers, this fortress provides tourists a gateway to the past when visiting its interior full of tunnels, galleries, slopes and traps.

The Salt Cathedral

It has about 65,000 residents, and lies 25 kilometers north of the Bogota border. While it has an attractive town plaza made of brick with large palm trees and a beautiful old church.

Significant Holidays  //Día de Todos Santos-// November 1 is celebrated throughout the Catholic world to honor all the saints, known and unknown [|dj..] Día de la Raza - October 12 (or the nearest Monday to it) is traditionally celebrated throughout the Americas as the day Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. [|dj1]

Dia del Trabajador- celebrated for the first time on May 1, 1936. Day of the Worker, or May Day. [|dj2]

Music in Colombia [|music]

Colombian music blends Spanish-influenced guitar and song structure with large gaita flutes and percussion instruments from the indigenous population, while its percussion structure and dance forms come from Africa.

