COLOMBIA
MAY DAY IN BOGOTA. SAN AUGUSTIN AND SALENTO (April 2007) text
1 of May in Bogota
This describes what Free
Trade Agreement means for Colombia
It ended with tear gas
Around San Augustin.
Typical green Colombia
There are 500 stone figures
in the region of San Augustin
San Augustin
San Augustin
The highest figure is 7m
high
Salento is a touristy town
in the heart of zona cafetera
Near Salento
Zona cafetera
is as green as the rest of Colombia
Wax palm is a symbol of
Colombia and the highest palm tree in the world (50m)
Coffee plantation near
Salento. 12% of coffee comes from Colombia
Preparing coffee beans
Drying coffee
This is how pineapple
grows. It comes from Paraguay and Brazil
Hummingbird is the smallest
bird in the world. It can fly 120km/h!
Near Salento
Near Salento
Near Salento
Las Lajas sanctuary near
Ipiales