However, the company’s first store was inaugurated in Colombia in the capital city of Bogotá in 2014.Ĩ. Starbucks opened its 1000th store in Latin America, and the first in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Colombia is named after the legendary Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer – Christopher Columbus.Ħ. Colombia shares land borders with five countries: Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela.Ĭhina has the most neighbors – 16 (North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Macau and Hong Kong). She danced her way into the world of fame and has won many awards and recognized globally as a successful artist.ĥ. At the age of 4, she had her first poem which later became a song. World-famous pop singer Shakira hails from good old Colombia. The music is also thumping and pumping in Colombia. The golden rule of Colombia: If you hear music, start moving.Ĥ. The caffeine-drenched country loves to dance. Colombia loves anything and everything that has something to do with Futbol (soccer). Without Futbol, its iconic yellow jerseys, its heartthrob, James Rodriguez, or without its unique goal dance, Colombian people couldn’t get a peaceful night’s sleep.ģ.
Legend has it that a king used to spray himself with gold powder and then jump off from a golden boat into a lake in order to appease an undersea god.Ģ. The theme of most children’s games, El Dorado, is actually a mythical city in ancient Colombia. Let’s explore it! 85 Interesting facts about Colombiaġ. It has five bordering countries that include Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.Ĭolombia, which is located at the northern tip of South America, is a country of lush rainforests, towering mountains and coffee plantations. People living in Colombia are called Colombian. Spanish is the official language of Colombia. It has an area of 1,138,910 sq km. Its capital and largest city is Bogotá, D.C. It is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Each family created a well-fenced safe space, where they could maximize production with fertilizers and eight varieties of seeds including carrots, onion, tomato, chilli pepper and coriander.Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is the 29 th most populous country in the world. He explained how each family was given a toolbox for setting up a garden, with WFP’s technical assistance. WFP’s support has brought welcome relief to hundreds of indigenous families: “Both the food baskets and the support we received to improve our livelihoods were a tremendous help for all of us,” says Saúl. The social, economic and health impacts of COVID-19 add to the ongoing challenges faced by people in this region, including severe drought and shortage of water for agricultural production, due to climate change. “This also had an impact on our ability to grow basic food crops such as corn, traditional beans, bananas and cocoa.” “Isolation limited our access to Valledupar, where we would sell our products and buy seeds and other goods, as well as foods such as salt, oil and rice,” he explains. Surrounded by the beauty of his ancestral territory, Saúl explains that the pandemic brought severe consequences for animal raising and agriculture. They are among 420 families on the Jimain reservation who received assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) – made possible thanks to financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Photo: WFP/Lorena PeñaĬommunity leader Saúl Mindiola and his wife Yoraima Navarro have three children, including a 2-month-old baby. Saúl Mindiola, a leader in the Arhuaco community.