Barranquilla

Short Story Author Presentations: Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel García Márquez was born March 6, 1958 in Aracataca, Colombia. He was the son Gabriel Eligio García, a telegraphist, and Luisa Santiaga Márquez de García. Shortly after Gabriel’s birth, his mother and father left home to find work (“Márquez, Gabriel”). He was raised by his maternal grandparents for the first eight years of his life (“Garcia Marquez”). A majority of the people in his area was illiterate and newspapers did not circulate

education will be of great value to my students. EDUCATION Bachelors of Arts in Modern Languages and Literature (GPA: 4.0) 2014 Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana High Advanced (C1) Spanish Language Certificate 2014 La Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla,

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on on February second, nineteen seventy-seven in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the only child of Nidia Ripoll Torrado and William Mebarak Chadid. Shakira wrote her first poem named “La Rosa De Cristal” at the age of four. At the age of eight, Shakira wrote her first song “Tus Gafas Oscuras.” In nineteen ninety, Shakira recorded her first album, Magia, with Sony Music Colombia when she was only thirteen years old. Her album Pies Descalzos was released in February

Shakira Isabel Mebark Ripoll is 38 years old and was born February 2, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia. Shakira is most known for “Hits” she was born and raised in Baranquilla. She wrote her first song at age eight, and began entering and winning talent competitions at age ten, and started learning to play guitar at 11 years of age, a story runs that at 11 years of age she was kicked out of her school choir for singing to forcefully. In 1990, at age 13, Shakira moved to Bogotà with hopes of pursuing

Festivals unite and highlight the unique Colombian culture. Some include Independence Day celebrated on the 20th of July to recognize the country’s declaration of independence from the Spaniards in 1810. Other celebrations include the Carnaval of Barranquilla, the Cartagena International Caribbean Music Festival, the Medellín flower fair, and the Festival of the Devil in Rio Sucio. Religious Culture of the Colombia The Roman Catholic religion is widely practiced in Colombian. A primary reason for

My full name is Carolina Yee Wah Yuan Zeng. Even though I have many nicknames, I prefer to be called Carolina. Currently, I am 17 years old. On September 11, 2015, I will be turning 18. I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, which is located in South America. I moved to California with my family when I was around three years old. My family consists of my mother, stepfather, two stepsisters, and my older brother. My mother is named Hui Zhen Zeng. She is currently unemployed. My stepfather’s name is

Before coming to Miami, I used to live in a small city in Colombia called Barranquilla, where the weather is really hot like in Florida, but very humid. When the rain season comes, is when people usually get sick with the flu. As you see people sneezing, coughing, with high fever and headaches there is a pretty good chance to get infected too. September 2007 is a time that I will never forget because it changed my life forever. I have always worked as an esthetician, where to be in contact with people

am fascinated with your story and find that it is quite similar in nature to mine. I to have never lived more then 5 years in one place. I was born in southern California, but have lived all over the world. Last year I spent one year living in Barranquilla, Colombia (finishing my BA in Modern Languages and Literature in Spanish at La Universidad del Norte) and was also fortunate to visit Panamá (I didn’t quite make it to Costa Rica, but I have always dreamed about visiting or living there.) So, I

immigrants were escaping the Ottoman Empire. Currently, Colombia has 700,000 Arabs and they have established themselves in the Caribbean part of Colombia in towns such as Lorica, Fundacion, Ayapel, Calamar, Barranquilla. However, there are four major concentrations of Arabs located in Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bogota, and

Radical Change, and the Green Alliance. Each political party has there own leader. For example Horacio Serpa is the leader of the Liberal Party. The urban population in Colombia was last measured at 76.44 in two years ago. Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla have seen economic activity. The rural areas in Colombia are Boyacá, Cauca, Chocó, Huila, Sucre, and Tolima are the poorest. They have limited access to schooling exacerbates poverty, and illiteracy is high in rural