101 Facts about Colombia: History - Culture Nature Curiosities

You know the story. It is forty years old.Colombia has more bird species than any other country on Earth - about 1,950, roughly one in five of all the birds there are. More orchids. More butterflies. It is the only country in South America with coastlines on two oceans, it has the highest coastal mountain range in the world, and a city in the mountains 650 years older than Machu Picchu. 101 facts. Each one on its own page. Short enough to pick up for five minutes, long enough to leave something behind. Sorted into six chapters: - Geography & Nature - two oceans, three Andes, a river in five colors- History & Archaeology - El Dorado, the Ciudad Perdida, Palenque- People, Language & Cities - 68 languages, four metropolises, García Márquez- Music, Literature & Festivals - cumbia, vallenato, the Carnival of Barranquilla- Food, Coffee & Fruit - bandeja paisa, ajiaco, fruit with no English name- Economy, Records & Everyday Life - emeralds, the tutela, the record of the peace The elephant in the room is here too. > Checked, not copied. >With a country profile, a timeline, a glossary and an index for looking things up. Useless knowledge can be many things. Wrong should not be one of them.