colombia
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What is the first word that comes to your head when I say Colombia? If it was coffee or cocaine, I would not be surprised. 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 have been dating a Colombian for almost a year now and over the course of the year have learned much of her country. Today I'm going to share with you a little of what I have learned. 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. The Chibcha were an advanced Indian culture that could be likened to the Mayans, the Aztecs, or the Incas. They spoke their own language, were hunters as well as farmers, and worked with different metals, most notably gold...