Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean. It comprises 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city.
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
Santiago de Cali, or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans 560.3 km2 (216.3 sq mi) with 120.9 km2 (46.7 sq mi) of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the third most populous. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar.
Angostura is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia.
Peque is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia.
Rionegro is a city and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia, located in the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The official name of the City is "Ciudad Santiago de Arma de Rionegro". Rio Negro means "Black River" in Spanish, as the city received its name after a river that looks black because of the shadows cast by trees. The river traverses the city and it is the most prominent geographical feature of the municipality. Rionegro is also sometimes called the Cuna de la democracia as it was one of the most important cities during the era of the Colombia's struggle for independence and the 1863 constitution was written in the city.
A commune is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile. It may contain cities, towns, villages, hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas, such as Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción, a conurbation may be broken into several communes. In sparsely populated areas, conversely, a commune may cover a substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities.
Atrato is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department near the Pacific Ocean, Colombia.
Hacarí is a Colombian municipality located in the department of North Santander.
Santiago is a Colombian municipality and town located in Norte de Santander Department.
Durania is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of Norte de Santander. It is 47 kilometres (29 mi) southwest of the departmental capital Cúcuta.
El Playón is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Mogotes is a town and municipality in the Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia.
Aguadas is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. It is bounded on the north by Abejorral, on the east by Sonsón, Salamina in the southeast, on the south by Pacora, on the west with Caramanta and Valparaiso, and the northwest with La Pintada. The municipality of Aguadas was founded in 1808 by José Narciso Estrada. It is located in the northern part of the department. In addition to the fame of Aguadeño Hats, which are very similar to the Panama Hat made of palm straw called iraca in Colombia. Aguadas offers visitors its historic center, declared a National Monument in 1982. It has a temperate climate thanks to the variety of climates ranging from warm to moor.
Pácora is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. It is located in northern Caldas-Department, on the slopes of the Andes Central Mountains of the Republic of Colombia. With an average annual temperature of 18 °C, the town is bordered to the northeast with Aguadas, Caldas, to the south with Salamina, Caldas and La Merced, and to the west separated by the Cauca River, Marmato-Caldas and Caramanta-Antioquia department. The villages in Pácora are San Bartolomé, Castilla, Las Coles, Los Morros, San Lorenzo and Buenos Aires.
Santiago "Santi" Arias Naranjo is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Bayer Leverkusen on loan from Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Colombia national team.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Colombia on 6 March 2020. From 17 March to 1 September, Colombia denied entry to those who were not Colombian citizens, permanent residents or diplomats, and as of 30 September, a negative PCR test result issued within 96 hours prior to departure is required to enter the country. Land and water borders remain closed until 1 November.
Valentino el argentino is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Pol-ka Producciones and Vista Producciones filmed between Argentina and Colombia. It premiered on El Trece in Argentina on 7 October 2008, followed by its debut on RCN Televisión in Colombia on 27 October 2008. The series was created by Juana Uribe and Adrián Suar for the respective television channels in Argentina and Colombia, and it stars Julián Román, and Segundo Cernadas as the title character's.
