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Colombia's Culture

Colombia's Culture. By. Thomas Lowell. Sheila England. Danny Holmes. &. Colombia’s Statistics. World Literacy Raking: 83 rd (90. 4%) Life expectancy: 72.81 (male 68.98) (female 76.76) Number of doctors for every 100,000 people: 135

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Colombia's Culture

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  1. Colombia's Culture By Thomas Lowell Sheila England Danny Holmes &

  2. Colombia’s Statistics • World Literacy Raking: 83rd (90. 4%) • Life expectancy: 72.81 (male 68.98) (female 76.76) • Number of doctors for every 100,000 people: 135 • Religions: 90% Roman Catholic & 10% indigenous religions

  3. Colombia’s Language • Official language: Spanish • How to say hello: hola • How to say goodbye: adios • How to say please: por favor • How to say thank you: gracias • How to say peace: paz • How to say whats up: que` pasa

  4. Colombia’s Contributions to the World • Emeralds • Cumbia Dance • Bandeja Paisa http://pdc-emerald.com/index/images/stories/Lotecarre.jpg http://eatpraylovelaughsing.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/bandeja_paisa.jpg http://k41.pbase.com/u41/maderito/upload/39601826._T4A6590.jpg

  5. Famous People • Edgar Rentaria- • Born on August 7, 1975 • Born in Barranquilla, Colombia • First Colombian to play in the MLB World Series • Played for The Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and San Fransisco Giants • Gabriel Garcia Marquez- • Born on March 6, 1928 • Born in Aracataca, Colombia • First Colombian to win the Nobel Peace Prize for literature. http://redbirdnation.blogspot.com/renteria280x357.jpg http://www.ct.gov/dcf/lib/dcf/adolescent_services/hispanic/images/gabriel_garcia_marquez.jpg

  6. Citations • "colombian_peolpe." wikipedia. Web. 1 Feb 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_people >. • "html." cia . Web. 1 Feb 2010. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html>. • "gabriel_garcia_marquez.jpg." ct. Web. 1 Feb 2010. <http://www.ct.gov/dcf/lib/dcf/adolescent_services/hispanic/images/gabriel_garcia_marquez.jpg>. • "shtml?redir." baseball-reference. Web. 4 Feb 2010. <http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/renteed01.shtml?redir>. • ." themodernworld. Web. 4 Feb 2010. <http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_biography.html>.

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