Incredible Animals from Colombia.
One of the things that impresses me greatly about Colombia is its huge diversity in flora and fauna species. This country is one of the 17 mega-diverse countries in the world and it is either the second or third (depending on the source) most biodiverse country in the world! (In case you are wondering, Brazil…
Making a Mini Wayuu Bag
Hello! Yes! Remember that video in the last post about a coin purse based on the Colombian Wayuu bags? This one: Well, I did it!!! Isn’t it adorable: !!! I changed the pattern in mine a bit. Here are the photos of the process and a few recommendations along the way should you want to…
Colombian Weaving Crafts
Doing research about Colombia’s crafts I learned they have many “artesanias” (handicrafts) that involve weaving threads. Here are are a few in order of relevance: Sombrero Vueltiao Meaning turned hat, it refers to the way this hat is made by turning and turning. The making of the hat originated amongst the Zenú tribes located in…
Recreating a Tairona Gold Figure Pendant…
…with gold papers! From my last post about the Pre-Columbian gold, I absolutely fell in love with the figure pendants created by the Tairona people. I really wanted to make one! So I decided to recreate one using gold papers. Before I go any further, this is what I’m talking about: And this: The Tairona lived in…
El Dorado and the Art of Gold in Colombia
Have you ever heard of the legend of a city made of pure gold called “El Dorado” from South America? Well this myth made famous by Spaniards searching for gold had its origin in Colombia with the Muiscas, a native Colombian chiefdom. The Muiscas loved gold but in a very different way from the Spaniards…
History of Colombia: Timeline
Pre-Columbian Era 18,000 – 8000 BCE The oldest archaeological finds in Colombia are from the Pubenza and El Totumo sites in the Magdalena Valley 62 miles (100 km ) southwest of Bogotá. 5000 – 1000 BCE Hunter-gatherer tribes transitioned to agrarian societies; fixed settlements were established, and pottery appeared. The oldest pottery discovered in the Americas, was found at San Jacinto, dating…
Geography of Colombia Part 2
Hi! Ready to continue our virtual trip through the land of this beautiful country? OK! Here we go! In Part 1, we went to the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adjacent to the Caribbean Sea and last we saw its Insular Region, comprising the islands in…
Geography of Colombia Part 1
Colombia is located in the northwest of South America. It is bordered to the northwest by Panama; to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru. It shares maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Colombia has a land size of 1,141,748 km2 (440,831 sq mi) and it is the 25th largest nation in the world and the fourth-largest country in South America…
General Facts About Colombia
Colombia is in South America bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia has three islands. One is Malpelo on the Pacific Ocean and two that are on the Caribbean in front of Nicaragua: Providencia and San Andrés. Here…
Colombia is Country #10
Hello! ¡Hola! Yes! Colombia is country 10. This was not a random pick. I chose this country as I will be teaching my students about it. It is wonderful when all that I do connects! This country is right next to the country I was born in… Venezuela, so I’m excited to discover how alike…
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