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Colombia is located in northwestern South America
Colombia has an incredibly varied geography. In the highlands of the Andes is
where the majority of the urban centers are located. Colombia also
encompasses The Amazon Rainforest, tropical grasslands and both Caribbean
and Pacific coastlines. Colombia is considered to be amongst the most
ecologically diverse countries in the world.
The territory of what is now Colombia was originally inhabited by indigenous
tribes which had migrated from North and Central America, The Spanish
arrived in 1499, and initiated a period of conquest and colonization, by 1830
two territories seceded creating what is now Venezuela and Ecuador. After
several government regimes, the Republic of Colombia was finally declared in
1886 and Panama seceded in 1903. Creating what is now modern day Colombia.
Colombia has a long tradition of constitutional government, consisting of
Conservative and Liberal parties, tensions between the two have frequently
erupted into violence. Since the 1960s, government forces have been
engaged in conflict with left-wing insurgents and illegal right-wing
paramilitaries. Fuelled by the cocaine trade, this escalated dramatically in the
1990s. However, the insurgents lack the military or popular support necessary
to overthrow the government, and in recent years the violence has been
decreasing. Insurgents continue attacks against civilians, and large swathes
of the countryside remain under guerrilla influence, but the Colombian
government has stepped up efforts to reassert government control
throughout the country, and now has a presence in every one of its
municipalities.
Colombia has an incredibly varied geography. In the highlands of the Andes is
where the majority of the urban centers are located. Colombia also
encompasses The Amazon Rainforest, tropical grasslands and both Caribbean
and Pacific coastlines. Colombia is considered to be amongst the most
ecologically diverse countries in the world.
The territory of what is now Colombia was originally inhabited by indigenous
tribes which had migrated from North and Central America, The Spanish
arrived in 1499, and initiated a period of conquest and colonization, by 1830
two territories seceded creating what is now Venezuela and Ecuador. After
several government regimes, the Republic of Colombia was finally declared in
1886 and Panama seceded in 1903. Creating what is now modern day Colombia.
Colombia has a long tradition of constitutional government, consisting of
Conservative and Liberal parties, tensions between the two have frequently
erupted into violence. Since the 1960s, government forces have been
engaged in conflict with left-wing insurgents and illegal right-wing
paramilitaries. Fuelled by the cocaine trade, this escalated dramatically in the
1990s. However, the insurgents lack the military or popular support necessary
to overthrow the government, and in recent years the violence has been
decreasing. Insurgents continue attacks against civilians, and large swathes
of the countryside remain under guerrilla influence, but the Colombian
government has stepped up efforts to reassert government control
throughout the country, and now has a presence in every one of its
municipalities.
| Bolivar Square in Bogota |
| Cartagena de Indias |
| Church Ipiales |
| Medellin, Colombia |
| Playa el Rodadero |
| On the farm |
| Hilltop view of the farm |
| Bogota, Colombia |
| Surveying the farm |
| Fresh picked coffee cherries |
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