Colombian clothing generally involves western style clothing. On the coastal regions, modern dresses are loose fitting with bright colors that reflect the carribean influences. Urban professionals from the andean regions wear dark colored suits while farmers from the lower class wear loose skirts or pants. La pollera colora ¨brightly colored skirt¨ as shown in the right is colombia´s most well known national costume for women that are worn in carnivals. For parades, men wear matching pants, capes, and headdresses. Colombian art has been going on for 3,000 years of history that involves pottery, goldwork, and stone. It covers a wide range of media and styles ranging from Spanish Baroque to Quimbaya gold craftwork to ¨lyrical americanism¨.
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Most of us are familiar with these global terms “American dream” and “drugs cartels”. These thoughts exemplify one the differences between United States of America and Colombia. Despite United States of America and Colombia are located in the same hemisphere significant differences in food, natural resources and tourist attractions make each country quite distinct from the other.
Although I am currently studying in FSU-Panama, on my spring break/carnivals I had the opportunity to travel to Bogota and while there I went to different museums around the area. The first image I chose, in the back is the statue of Simon Bolivar, libertador of Colombia. This statue is located in the center of the Bolivar Square an iconic place in Bogota. Simon Bolivar statue was created in 1846 by Genoese sculptor Pietro Tenerani and it is the first statue in the city of Bogota. Resting in the heart of the historic part of Bogota this monument is made out of bronze its scale is not enormous as I first thought, its height is approximately 2 meters and it is placed over a concrete pedestal. This monument conveys grandeur, it was stablished
Sport is one of the most important factors in the development of a country and a culture. In Colombia, there are a wide variety of sports, not only official, but also traditional and cultural those have been practiced since the Colombian ancestors implemented those in the society. Colombia is considered the third sports power in Latin America behind Brazil and Cuba, as well as the fifth Pan-American level behind United States, Canada, Cuba and Brazil. Here, you will find all information about the development of sport, most prominent athletes, and also the most famous places to practice sports and everything else you will find in Colombia.
In my research, I have discovered that the Maya people represent some of the most renowned communities in relation to culture and artistic expressions. Living in the southern Mexico and northern Central America, the Maya people consist of group of communities with shared cultural values and heritage (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian 1). Considering the close relation of communities comprising the Maya people, patterns of widely acceptable practices can be easily identified hence the community culture. In my research, I have learned that there is close relations between cultural values exhibited by the community and the artistic expressions. It is for this reason that most artifacts
Colombia's indigenous culture evolved from three main groups- the Quimbaya, the Chibchas, and the Kalina. There were two more advanced cultures and they were the Muisca and the Taironas but
“Latin American artists have often superficially accepted styles from Europe and the United States, modifying them to reflect their local cultures and experiences” (Scott). Artists look into the past of Latin American Art to help create a distinct
Colombia is the leading exporter of petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, and cut flowers. It is rich in minerals and energy. It is the lead producer of emeralds and is the second largest producer of platinum and gold in South America. Colombia is also the World’s largest producer of cocaine. Colombia produced many emeralds. They believed that the gemstones contained special powers such as healing, making one smarter, revealing the truth, and the power to block spells. Colombia is
The attractions that Colombia is famous for is in its capital, Bogota. The capital is the largest city. Diverse and multicultural, with a blend of modern and colonial Architecture. The predominant colors are green of the city many parks and mountains. Some of the historical landmarks are Monserrate, Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, and Plaza Bolivar located in the main square. Simon Bolivar, a man known as a political leader and part of the Venezuelan military. He specially played a role in the establishment of a few countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. There is also a very well known touristic Museum called the Museo Del Oro located in the capital. This museum known as one of best and largest places to visit.
The rich people had nice clothes that had decorations and feathers on their clothes. They also had houses made out of sun dried bricks and maybe even stone. On the other hand the poor people were always working and would not be able to wear My designed clothes. they had to wear plain clothes.The poor people also had to farm for the rich people and could not farm food for themselves. The Aztec People also had laws and is they were broken the would be killed.and all people had to follow the laws even little kids.
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People in Colombia depend on their rainforests for wood, food, and their clean water supply. They find minerals in their forests to export to make a profit. Their rainforests are their basic tool for survival. People in Colombia have adapted to the hot climate of Colombia by wearing lightweight clothes that protect them from the sun. They also have houses made out of hand-made tiles so that it keeps the houses cool. People have changed their environment by over-farming the land, deforestation, and pollution.
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Latin America sums up to a region where cultures have combined and collided. Inca civilization is one among several that have flourished for a long time. Before the Europeans arrived in 1400s most of Latin America was controlled by Portugal and Spain for a period longer than 300 years. They forced a new religion, new languages and new laws onto the inhabitants of the region. However, the native culture survived by blending it in with the conqueror. Currently the custom, costumes and faces of most Latin American’s reveal the mixed heritage; it is a region of developing countries.