Colombia's cultural diversity

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  1. 2. it's a raw, unrefined cane sugar from Colombia. has been traditionally handmade for centuries by dehydrating raw sugarcane juice over low heat. Because it's made in such a simple way, it retains the flavorful and nutrient rich molasses from sugarcane.
  2. 4. Similar to the more famous Fandango, it's a dance and musical style that comes from Colombia’s vast eastern plains, or Llanos Orientales. The dance is similar to a waltz, with the dancers first holding onto one another, before separating and performing a movement that has often been compared to sweeping the floor.
  3. 8. Are a traditional, historical, indegenous community who are known as the people of the sun , sand and wind, They live in the La Guajira peninsula, a desert area in the northeast of Colombia.
  4. 9. are one of the four indigenous ancestral communities that inhabit the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, along with the Kogis, Kankuamos and Wiwas, all descendants of the Tayrona, former inhabitants of this sacred mountain.
  5. 12. These are very high quality crafts that are made with fine gold wires after the process of stretching, twisting and flattening the metal.
  6. 13. It is a typical dish from the Valle del Cauca department, in which very ripe banana is used —with a ripe peel—. To prepare it, thin slices of the banana are removed, fried and filled with peasant cheese and "Bocadillo".
  7. 14. This language is used as a form of communication by the raizales of the Archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia and together with Spanish, they are the official languages ​​of the island.
  8. 15. Tribute to the abolition of slavery in Colombia, every May 21 st is commemorated this day.
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  1. 1. It is a popular dance of peasant origin, where a couple formed by a man and a woman move with pure movements and in a loving way, with different steps always on the floor.
  2. 3. Made by deep-frying dough balls in hot oil until they puff up, slicing a small incision to form to the pocket inside the dough ball, cracking a whole egg inside the dough, sealing the incision, then frying until golden-brown.
  3. 5. is a poncho-style outer garment native to the Colombian Andes. In Colombia, the ruana is the characteristic and traditional garment of the department of Boyacá, initially made by indigenous and mestizo people, although it is also made in the departments of Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Nariño, Bogotá, Santander (Colombia), Norte de Santander and Caldas.
  4. 6. The festival is held every April in Valledupar and searches for the best drummers, guacharaca players, lyricists and songs of the genre but it’s really the accordion players who steal the show (in the past accordion players would sing themselves, nowadays they pair with singers).
  5. 7. considered one of the largest biodiversity centers in Colombia and is a UNESCO mixed heritage site, in addition to having the largest number of pictograms painted by the indigenous people of the region.
  6. 10. It’s a hearty soup made from three different kinds of potatoes (criolla, sabanera and pastusa), chicken, guasca leaves, with a half an ear of corn splashed in for good measure. Most times, It is accompanied by a plate of rice and a slice of avocado.
  7. 11. This group, also known as the Paez people, is recognized as one of the largest indigenous communities in Colombia.They are mainly located in the department of Cauca but are also represented in Valle del Cauca and Putumayo.