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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=50 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gringos Guide to Colombia"><U>Colombia</U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=125 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Colombia positiva</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theotherlookofcolombia.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theotherlookofcolombia.com/"><U>Other Look of Col.</U></A> </div> <div> news, photos and prominent citizens</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.yocreoencolombia.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.yocreoencolombia.com/"><U>Yo Creo en Col.</U></A></div> <div> promoting Col. around the world</div> <div> <B>Música</B><B> excelente</B></div> <div> Aterciopelados </div> <div> Cabas</div> <div> Carlos Vives</div> <div> Diomedes Diaz</div> <div> Fruko y sus Tesos</div> <div> Grupo Niche</div> <div> Joe Arroyo</div> <div> Juanes</div> <div> Julio Bovea</div> <div> Latin Brothers</div> <div> Los Diabiltos</div> <div> Luis F. Gonzalez</div> <div> Nelson Pinedo</div> <div> Orquesta Guayacan</div> <div> Pastor Lopez</div> <div> Petrona Martinez</div> <div> Rafael Escalona</div> <div> Shakira </div> <div> Sonora Dinamita</div> <div> Toto la Momposina</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> did you know?</div> <div> <U>Some things I've learned</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Colombia is South America's oldest democracy</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is the only nation in Latin America that fought in the Korean War</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is the only nation in Latin America to honor every one of its loan agreements</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It has a record of over 70 years of economic growth (1999 was the exception)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Unlike many of its neighbors, it has never experienced hyperinflation</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama were one country after independence</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Avianca is the world's 2nd oldest commercial airline after KLM (1919 for both)</div> <div> <U>Colombia is first</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Production of emeralds, flowers, mild arabica coffee, guadua (a type of bamboo),</div> <div>  three dimensional books and geniuses per capita</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Species of palms, amphibians (583), orchids (3500), parrots (1815) and frogs</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Most Caribbean coast, important gold museum in the Americas, beautiful women</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Largest peace march (11 million), open pit coal mine, number of refractive surgeries </div> <div> <U>Colombia is second</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Production of coffee and total agricultural exports from Latin America to the U.S.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Species of butterflies (14,000 in 300 families) and freshwater fish</div> <div> <U>Colombia is third</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Production of women's underwear, lingerie and bananas</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Total biodiversity, species of reptiles, export promotion to the developed economies</div> <div> <U>Colombia is fourth</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Production of palm oil, coal and nickel</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Species of mammals (456), quantity of fresh (potable) water</div> <div> <U>And a few more</U></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">75% of the mail sent to their embassy in Washington has <I>Colombia</I> misspelled</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The taxis are uniformly cleaner than in the United States</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The ocean-facing side of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is covered in snow (unique)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Important producer of gold, platinum, oil, natural gas, apparel and exotic fruits</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A Colombian invented the most effective malaria vaccine and donated it to the WHO </div> </td> <td valign="top" width=125 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" 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