|
|
Colombia Posters, Art Prints, Charts, Photographs & Maps
for social studies, history, geography, and language arts educators and home schoolers.
|
geography > South America > COLOMBIA < social studies
|
The Republic of Colombia (6º39'0"N 74º3'30"W) is located in northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea between Panama and Venezuela, and the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama. Colombia also borders Brazil and Peru.
Colombia is tropical along the flat coastal and eastern plains, and cooler in the eastern lowlands, highlands, and the Andes Mountains which are divided into three cordilleras, or ranges: the Occidental (western), Central, and Oriental (eastern).
The capital of Colombia is Bogota; Cartagena, Medellin and Cali are cities of note.
Colombia is the third most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
|
|
|
|
Galeras stratovolcano near the city of Pasto, is one of Colombia's fifteen active volcanoes. Galeras is one of sixteen Decade Volcanos, those volcanoes considered most dangerous due to “their history of large, destructive eruptions and proximity to populated areas”.
|
|
|
|
San Agustin and Tierradentro are pre-Columbian archaeological parks recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Gold cargo recovered from 16th & 17th century shipwrecks.
|
|
|
|
The wax palm tree (Ceroxylon quindiuense, Palma de cera), the national tree of Colombia, is native to the Andean high altitude valley of Cocora.
The wax of the trunk was used to make candles, the wood was used to build simple water supply systems for poor farmers, the fruits were used as food for livestock, and the leaves were used in the Catholic celebrations of Palm Sunday. The dwindling population of wax palms was protected by law in 1985.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Snowy Mountains) on the Caribbean coast are separate from the Andes. |
|
|
|
The Cauca River is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras (ranges) of the Andes.
Pollution from gold, coal and bauxite mines, sand mills, and city waste waters, have depleted the oxygen in the river.
|
|
|
|
Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, was founded by Spanish colonists lead by conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in 1538. Bogata is the 3rd highest capital in South America (after La Paz and Quito) at 8,612 ft. (2,625 meters) above sea level.
• more Cities of the Americas posters
• architecture posters
|
|
|
|
Cartagena, located on the Caribbean coast, is the fifth-largest city in Colombia as well a popular tourist destination. The name is from the Spanish city of Cartagena which is port located on the Mediterranean.
Cartagena's colonial walled city and extensive fortifications were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
FYI - In the 1984 movie Romancing the Stone the character Joan Wilder was traveling to Cartagena but the scenes were filmed in Mexico. Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez sets many of his stories in Cartagena, though the city is unnamed in the novel Love in the Time of Cholera, the movie was filmed in the city.
• more Cities of the Americas posters
• architecture posters
|
|
|
|
Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia, is in the Aburra Valley, is named after Medellin, Spain.
Medellín suffers from urban warfare set off by the drug cartels in the 1980s.
|
|
|
|
Hammocks, a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, and suspended between two points for swinging, sleeping, or resting, were developed in Pre-Columbian Latin America.
The word hammock comes from hamaca, a Taino Indian word which means 'thrown fishing net'.
|
|
|
|
Fernando Botero
b. 4-19-1932; Medellin
Fernando Botero has international recognition for his paintings, drawings and sculpture that have exaggerated proportions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Religions -
Christianity Wall Poster
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Luke 6:37
• more World Religions posters
|
|
|
previous page | top
|
|
I have searched the web for visual, text, and manipulative curriculum support materials - teaching posters, art prints, maps, charts, calendars, books and educational toys featuring famous people, places and events - to help teachers optimize their valuable time and budget.
Browsing the subject areas at NetPosterWorks.com is a learning experience where educators can plan context rich environments while comparing prices, special discounts, framing options and shipping from educational resources.
Thank you for starting your search for inspirational, motivational, and educational posters and learning materials at NetPosterWorks.com. If you need help please contact us.
|
|
|
