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Geography
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What form of currency is used in Colombia?
The Colombian Peso is the official currency used in Colombia.
100
What is the salsa?
The salsa is a popular danced performed by many Colombians.
100
What is Bogotá?
Bogotá is the capital city of Colombia.
200
What form of government runs Colombia?
Colombia is run by a republican government.
200
What is the official language of Colombia?
The official language of Colombia is Spanish.
200
What is San Andrés?
San Andrés is a beautiful coral island with large beaches, that attract many tourists.
300
How long has Colombia been home to Indigenous people?
Colombia been home to Indigenous people since 12,000 B.C.
300
What is the Barranquilla Carnival?
The Barranquilla Carnival is Colombia's biggest folkloric celebrations, and one of the biggest carnivals in the world. The carnival starts on the Saturday before ash Wednesday and ends on Tuesday after the Orchestra Festival.
300
What is the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas?
The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress or castle in the city of Cartagena Colombia, built in 1639.
400
When did Colombia declare independence from Spain?
Colombia declared its independence from Spain in 1819.
400
What is Bandeja Paisa?
Bandeja Paisa is a traditional Colombian dish known for its generous amount of food. In a traditional bandeja paisa you can expect to find red beans cooked with pork, white rice, carne molida, chicharrón, fried eggs, plantains, chorizo, arepa, hogao sauce, black pudding, avocado and lemon.
400
What is Caño Cristales?
Caño Cristales know as the river of five colors is a beautiful natural river in Colombia know for its beautiful colors.
500
When was Colombia's most recent constitution established?
July 5th, 1991.
500
Who is El Hombre Caimán (The Alligator Man)?
The Alligator man is a Colombian creature of legend, who liked to spy on women bathing in the Magdalena River. The alligator man (Montenegro) was so obsessed with watching these women bathe that he found a witch and request that she make him a potion that could turn him into an alligator allowing him to watch the unsuspecting women, and a potion to turn him back to being a human. One day when He went out to do his daily perving the person who was meant to give him the restoration potion dropped it spilling a little on his snout. This resulted in him transforming into a half human half alligator monster who is still hunted to this day.
500
What is the Monserrate?
The Monserrate is a 10,000 foot tall mountain that overlooks Bogotá (the capital of Colombia). On top of it lies the a church which holds a shrine dedicated to Señor Caído which was erected in the 17th century.
