Cartago is a city in southwestern Colombia, about 187 miles (301 km) west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest city in Valle after Cali, Palmira, Buenaventura, Tuluá and Jamundí. Per the 2018 Colombian census, Cartago's population was 118,803, a decrease from 121,741 per the Censo de Colombia de 2005.
Amazonas is a department of Southern Colombia in the south of the country. It is the largest department in area while also having the 3rd smallest population. Its capital is Leticia and its name comes from the Amazon River, which drains the department.
Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.
Cajamarca is a town and municipality in the Tolima Department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 17,309 as of the 2018 census. The municipality has two populated centres, the town centre of Cajamarca and the locality of Anaime. It is located along the Pan-American Highway.
The Caribbean region of Colombia or Caribbean coast region is in the north of Colombia and is mainly composed of 8 departments located contiguous to the Caribbean. It's the second most populated region in the country after Andean Region with approximately 11 million residents according to the Colombian Census 2018. The area covers a total land area of 110,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi), including the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina in the Caribbean Sea.
Movistar Arena, previously known as Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, is an indoor sporting arena located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was built in 1973 and renovated in 2018. The arena holds 90 shows per year. The maximum capacity is up to 14,000 people. Telefónica's cell phone division Movistar bought the arena's naming rights, changing its name in March 2018 for the next 20 years.
Colombians are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Colombian.
Emigration from Colombia is a migratory phenomenon that started in the early 20th century.
The demographics of Colombia consist of statistics regarding Colombians' health, economic status, religions affiliations, ethnicity, population density and other aspects of the population. Colombia is the second-most populous country in South America after Brazil, and the third-most populous in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.
The 2011 Costa Rican census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census in Costa Rica. The semi-autonomous government body, INEC, was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998.
Race and ethnicity in Colombia descends mainly from three racial groups—Europeans, Amerindians, and Africans—that have mingled throughout the last 500 years of the country's history. Some demographers describe Colombia as one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the Western Hemisphere and in the World, with 900 different ethnic groups. Most Colombians identify themselves and others according to ancestry, physical appearance, and sociocultural status. Social relations reflect the importance attached to certain characteristics associated with a given racial group. Although these characteristics no longer accurately differentiate social categories, they still contribute to one's rank in the social hierarchy. A study at the University of Brasilia determined that the average Colombian has a mixture of European 47%, native Amerindian 35%, African 18%. A study from 2010 involving 15 departments estimates the average Colombian to be 41.5% European, 43.9% Amerindian, and 16.1% African. These proportions also vary widely among ethnicities.
Quitirrisí is a district of the Mora canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Camilo Prieto Valderrama is a Colombian physician, climate science professor, and researcher. He is the founder of the NGO Movimiento Ambientalista Colombiano. He has received several awards for his work. He is WINS Ambassador.
The COVID-19 vaccination program in Colombia is an ongoing effort of mass immunization put in place by the Colombian government in order to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus causing COVID-19 was confirmed to have reached Colombia on 6 March 2020. Colombia's preparation and readiness for a vaccine program allowed it to join the first group of countries who received vaccines through COVAX. The first vaccine in Colombia was given to a nurse on 17 February 2021.
Juan Pablo Echeverri Muñoz was a Colombian visual artist known for his self-portraits and a reflection on self-image and stereotypes.
Iván Duque's term as the 33rd president of Colombia began with his inauguration on August 7, 2018, and ended on August 7, 2022. Duque a right-wing leader from Bogotá, D.C., took office after a narrow victory over the incumbent left-wing leader of Human Colombia. Gustavo Petro in the 2018 presidential election. Duque was succeeded by leftist leader Gustavo Petro, who won the 2022 presidential election.
The International Book Fair of Bogotá, also known as FILBo, is a book fair held in the city of Bogotá, Colombia that takes place annually in the convention center of Corferias. In this event, all the actors of the productive chain of books meet, and for two weeks readers, authors, editors, style editors, distributors, agents, and booksellers participate in this Colombian longstanding cultural event and the second-largest book fair in Latin America.
