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Colombia Geography

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Did you know that Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus? He saw the coasts of what is now Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama in 1492. He saw the beautiful landscape, and the amazing diversity of the wildlife and plants. Colombia has maintained these amazing qualities to this day. That is what makes it Colombia.

There are many landforms in Colombia, each fitting into ecosystems that are intricately unique. The Amazon river is a habitat for animals (black caimans, piranhas, giant river otters, and pink dolphins) that are part of the surrounding Amazon rainforest ecosystem. The Colombian landscape is admittedly in many ways like other South American countries, but is nevertheless astonishing. There are the Andes mountains, the Amazon rainforest, the grassland plains, and a small area of desert. Some interesting landforms include the Andean Highlands, the Middle Magdalena Basin, Mt. Ritacuba Blanco, the Cumbal volcano. …show more content…

The Andes region of Colombia has four seasons, which alternate between wet and dry while the temperature remains the same for the most part, staying at around 75° F. Most other areas only have two seasons. The average annual rainfall is 42

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