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What is the first word that comes to your head when I say Colombia? ... Thanks to Juan Valdez and movies like Blow, Americans have a skewed image of Colombia, but Colombia is a country of sharp contrasts, from its weather to its political situation. ... I’m going to tell you about the history of Colombia, about the political situation that gives the country its negative image, and about what the country has to offer today.
Colombia is a country rich in history, a history not unlike our own here in the United States. For thousands of years Colombia was inhabited by native Indians, the most numerous of these being the Chibcha. ... This was thought to be the beginning prosperous period for Colombia but was actually the beginning of much hardship. ...
For most of the nineteenth century Colombia was the scene of violent conflict and rebellions as the two sides squabbled. ...
It was then, in the 1940s that a Liberal presidential candidate was assassinated unleashing an explosion of unprecedented violence in Colombia. ... During this time the farmers that had united themselves in self-defense had become much stronger and shifted when the FARC, or The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, declared its intention to use the armed struggle as part of a political strategy to seize national power. ... Although not much cocaine is grown in Colombia, it is brought in from Peru and Ecuador and processed and the smuggled out of the country and into the United Stated or Europe. ... The constant struggle for power continues today and overshadows the other side of Colombia.
Colombia as the Spaniards learned in the 1500s is one of the most beautiful counties in the world.
Approximate Word count = 1331
Approximate Pages = 5.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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