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The culture of Colombia has vibrant indigenous influences within its culture. Full Indigenous peoples of Colombia are estimated to be around 4-10% of the country’s population, [4] [5] [6] however most still hold on to indigenous traditions and folklore. Indigenous influences in Colombian culture include cuisine, music, architecture, language ...
The earliest examples of goldwork have been attributed to the Tumaco people of the Pacific coast and date to around 325 BCE. Gold would play a pivotal role in luring the Spanish to the area now called Colombia during the 16th century (See: El Dorado). Colombian arts and crafts can be categorised into two major divisions: traditional and modern.
Colombia has traditional folk tales and stories about legendary creatures, which are transmitted orally and passed on to new generations. Some of them are common with other Latin American countries. The Colombian folklore has strong influences from Spanish culture, with elements of African and Native American cultures.
Colombia, [b] officially the Republic of Colombia, [c] is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is 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.
Colombian cuisine is a culinary tradition of six main regions within Colombia [1] (Insular, Caribbean, Pacific, Andean, Orinoco, and Amazonian). Colombian cuisine varies regionally and is influenced by Indigenous Colombian , Spanish , [ 2 ] and African cuisines, [ 3 ] with a slight Arab influence in some regions.
There are nine World Heritage Sites in Colombia, including six cultural sites, two natural sites and one mixed site. The first site in Colombia, Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena, was inscribed on the list at the 8th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1984. [4]
The oral tradition of the Wayuu people suggests that getting tricked into coerced labor happened frequently. Wayuu people increasingly sought to engage in the wage labor economy, and were offered free transportation to other settlements for wage labor, only to be brought to settlements for unpaid work.
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