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Colombia Compare And Contrast

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Colombia, a country at the northern tip of South America. It touches both Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The landscape throughout Colombia consists of rainforests. The Spanish speaking country is very different towards the country I live in, America, however, there are some similarities between the two. I will discuss the social life, cultural, and economic reasons that each country the way they are in their own way. The cultural of Colombia is very unique, with a population of 47,698,524, which is not many people. But, they all come together when big events occur, its one big family. This country celebrates a total of 18 holidays, 12 of them are catholic and 6 of them are civic holidays. Some of the holidays are Dia de los Reyes Magos(Jan 6th), Battle of the Boyaca(August 7th), Christmas(Dia de los Velitas), etc. During the parties, …show more content…

My country shows come similarities towards Colombia and some differences. The population of the U.S. is 326,625,791, which is far more than Colombia. Ethnic groups represented in Colombia and the U.S. are white, blacks, and Ameridian. As for the education, the U.S. the expectancy rate is 17 years and the literacy rate is 97.9%. The Governments between the two are similar. Some economics problems within the U.S. is healthcare, and education. Colombia’s issues are more environmental. However, strengths in the United States is hard work, the culture, and entrepreneurship. Colombia shares 8 holidays with the U.S, for example, Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, New Year’s, and a couple more. The foods on the other hand show no similarities at all, the U.S. is known for real fatty food, which is we are the most obese country in the world. Colombia does not have some of the foods we do, like S’mores, Chilidogs, Buffalo Wings, or Hamburgers, Colombia is known for cuisine dishes for a party of people with tangy or spicy

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