Colombia Living Blog November Archive

The Colombian Embassy to the US

By Website Introductions at 11/29/07 23:19

This is the official website of the Embassy of Colombia to Washington, the United States.

Get yourself represented in the United States with this embassy. Get up-to-date Colombian news, economy, politics, etc.

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The Latin American Narrative Master

Garcia Marquez, regarded as the Latin American Master of Narrative. He also won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982.

He wandered around the world and in his later life, lived mostly in Mexico City.

His grand creations One Hundred Years of Solitude, 1970, his best known work, Love In The Time Of Cholera in 1985 shows his main theme of violence, solitude, and the never ending need of man for love.

Other works includes The Autumn Of The Patriarch, The General In His Labyrinth and many more.

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Eliot Halverson on Wikipedia

Eliot Jon Halverson is an American figure skater who is the defending US Junior National Champion. Did you know that he is actually a native Colombian? Yes, he is a native Colombian, adopted at age five months.

He started skating at age 6, and since then, started training for competitions. He was the 2006 US Novice National Champion, won bronzw medals at the 2006-07 season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, and won the 2007 Nationals junior title. He also placed tenth in the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He is a very successful figure skater that April 21, 2007 was declared as 'Eliot Halverson Day' in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he lives.

Eliot Halverson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PBH Colombia

This website is a forum about Colombia and how Cdh feels about the country.

There are also other forum topics such as:

• Friendly Talkzone
• Renting
• Selling & Meetups
• Espanol
• Politics & War
• Visa & Paperwork
• Travel Tips

  Colombia is not safe , but I like it (Poorbuthappy in Colombia!)

Department of Choco

Choco is a department of Colombia Choco is mostly known for its large Afro-Colombian population.

It is in the west of the country.It is also the only Colombian department to have coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It also has all of Colombia's border with Panama. Quibdo is the capital.

Chocó Department - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Living in Colombia

If you want to learn about Colombia living then visit http://www.estudiosexterior.com/ destinos/colombia.htm and see what it is all about. On that website they post great information:

• Entertainment
• Mail
• Shopping
• Reading Material
• Transportation
• Safety
• Climate
• And the people

ISSO - International Student Services Org.- Colombia

Explore Colombia

Colombia is like a storybook waiting to be read. There is an amazing diversity of attractions from jungles to mountains, bays and Caribbean islands, and volcanoes to beaches.

The places to visit in Colombia are amazing, here are some examples:

• Cartagena
• Chichicastenango
• San Andrés & Providencia Islands

See | Colombia Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide