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COLOMBIA
The Republic of Colombia, better known as Colombia, is a sovereign country
located in the northwestern region of South America, bordering the Caribbean
Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the Pacific Ocean,
between Ecuador and Panama.

According to its political constitution, it is a social state of law, organized in the

form of a unitary, decentralized Republic, with autonomy from its territorial
entities, democratic, participatory and pluralistic, founded on respect for human
dignity, work and solidarity. of the people who make it up and in the prevalence
of the general interest.

The name of Colombia comes from the surname of the 15th century Genoese
explorer Christopher Columbus. The name was adopted on February 15, 1819,
during the Congress of Angostura, to name the new State that then comprised
the territories of Nueva Granada, Quito and the Captaincy General of
Venezuela. The name of Colombia was proposed by Simón Bolívar in the
Letter of Jamaica.
The Republic of Colombia is located in
the extreme northwest of South
America, between latitude 4 ° south and
12 ° north latitude, and between 67 °
and 79 ° west longitude.

Thanks to its geographical position,

Colombia has coasts on the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. Likewise, it has
jurisdiction over a section of the
Amazon River in the Amazonian
trapezoid, which is why it has been
called "Homeland of Tres Mares".
 Colombia officially recognizes three ethnic minority groups: Afro-
Colombians (this group includes mulattoes and Zambos),

Multi-cultural
indigenous peoples (currently there are more than 80 indigenous
cultures and more than 60 different languages ​in Colombia's
territory), and the Rom People (gypsies)

nowadays, Colombian culture is a mixture of European

and indigenous customs and traditions that are reflected
through music, art, literature and the relationship with
nature. ... Music is an essential part of the culture of
Colombia, there is a great fondness for cumbia and
vallenato throughout the country.

In Colombia there is freedom of worship; although

most of the population is Roman Catholic.
However, in many cities, especially large ones,
there are ample facilities for the practice of other
religions. Similarly, some of the indigenous tribes
still retain their beliefs and customs.
 The official language is Spanish; However, in San

language Andrés and Providence, English is also spoken.

Additionally, there are 64 dialects of the original
indigenous tribes

The Spanish language was originated in the

southwestern region of Europe known as the
Iberian Peninsula, When the classical Latin of the
educated classes of Rome mixed with the pre-
Roman languages ​of the Iberians, Celts and
Carthaginians, a language called Vulgar Latin
appeared.

The Latin spoken at that time was the
ferment of the Hispanic Romance varieties,
among them Old Castilian, the origin in turn
(at least in the largest proportion), of the
varieties that make up the Spanish
language.
The original Castilian dialect originated in the medieval
county of Castilla (south of Cantabria and north of Burgos),
with Basque and German Visigothic influences. The oldest
known texts in Spanish are the Emilian Glosses, which are
kept in the Yuso Monastery, in San Millán de la Cogolla (La
Rioja), a town considered a medieval center of culture.
 d e This commemoration seeks to spread and give recognition

23 to our language for being called, the greatest heritage to

ab ri l our identity, which seeks to make new generations aware of

the proper use of the language, as well as the adoption of a
correct spelling.

The Royal Spanish Academy of the Language

instituted April 23 of each year as LANGUAGE DAY,
to commemorate on that date the death of Don
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, which occurred in
Madrid on April 23, 1616.

ESTUDIANTE:
ANDREA
TORRES