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Beaches on both the Pacific and the Caribbean. Lively music, world-renowned art and energetic street festivals. Ancient and historical cities lined with cobbled streets, inviting plazas and colonial architecture; a country infused with a kind spirit and warm, welcoming people. This is modern-day Colombia.
From the famous coffee plantations and Amazon plateaus to the breathless and jagged alpine peaks in the verdant, glacier-capped Andes, Colombia is a country of vast natural capital.
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The country was named after Spanish explorer Christopher Colombus. And ever since he stepped foot on her soil, Colombia has reveled in having multiple personalities, intensified through a mix of European, Asian, Latin American and African cultures that find a home here.
Despite centuries of struggle and a lingering international reputation related to internal conflicts, modern day Colombia is a rising star and is now a preferred destination for tourists from around the world. |
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| Though poverty is extreme in some places, there is a swelling middle class in the country. And in a recent survey conducted by the University of Michigan, Colombians were found to be some of the happiest people in the world. |
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