Colombia
By: [written by Leslie Jermyn ; edited by Leela Vengadasalam]
Contributors: Vengadasalam, Leela
Series: Countries of the world; Countries of the world (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Milwaukee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780836823080
Subjects: Juvenile literature
Description: An overview of the South American nation of Colombia that includes information on its geography, history, government, lifestyles, language, customs, and current issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of Colombia: Geography; title: History; title: Government and the economy; title: People and lifestyle; title: Language and literature; title: Arts; title: Leisure and festivals; title: Food; title: Closer look at Colombia: Afro-Colombians: Third branch; title: Bogotá: City of Holy Faith; title: Botero's art: Very original point of view; title: Carnival of Barranquilla; title: Cartagena: Gateway to the Caribbean; title: Coffee, anyone?; title: Day of he blacks and day of the whites; title: Emeralds: Colombia's green treasure; title: Gabo: Colombian cervantes; title: La Corrida; title: Magdalena: Colombia's watery highway; title: Nature's magicians; title: Butterflies; title: Paez Indians; title: Pirates and patios: San Andrés and Providencia; title: San Agustín: 3,000-year-old mystery; title: Relations with North America: More information; title: Full-color map; title: Black-and-white reproducible map; title: Glossary; title: Books, videos, web sites; title: Index.