Geography of Colombia: Beyond the Stereotypes

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Colombia has long been plagued by negative stereotypes and a troubled past, but the reality is changing dramatically. The country's murder rate is now about a third of what it was in the early '90s, and kidnappings have dropped by over 92 percent since the year 2000. Beyond safety improvements, Colombia is preserving its rich biodiversity, has become a global leader in innovation, excelling in its coffee industry, and may be on the verge of spreading its vibrant culture and influence across the globe.

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Sponsor
02:13 - Biodiversity
09:13 - Coffee
11:00 - Medellin
12:56 - Bogota
16:03 - Cali
17:48 - Cartagena
18:04 - Outro

[orboakin]

As a Nigerian, i am so full of respect for Colombia, their government and citizens. They worked hard to improve their country, despite their many issues, and are continuing to do so. They are an example for the rest of us in Africa. No making of excuses or anything. They just got serious. I pray my own country can learn from them👏👏

[GeographyGeek]

Correction: Medellin is north of Manizales. Not south. I mispronounced some things. The emphasis is on the last syllable for Bogotá.

A couple of other things. This video is partially a remake of a video I made a few years ago. That video became part of a scam. I figured that was a good enough excuse to take it down and make some improvements and additions. However, the audio on this video isn’t great. I’m on the road and portions were rerecorded in my car.

[JulianchoNemoga]

I am colombian and I live in Bogotá, have not seen the full video yet, but it is great and nice that someone shows the good things of the country and city I love. 🇨🇴

[heitan]

As a Colombian I only can say that I am so honored and grateful to channels like this spreading knowledge about my country and in this regard also promoting our culture and rich biodiversity, Thank you so much!

[sanexpreso]

In Colombia each city has a different climate, many foreigners are surprised when they arrive in Bogota the capital and expect a warm and hot weather and find a cold and cloudy city reminiscent of the climate of London or Amsterdam, unfortunately Holywood is not interested in portraying the country as it is in Mr. and Mrs. Smith could to Bogota as a tropical city in the Amazon with architecture of the XVl century

If you like the theme of the legend of El Dorado you can also visit the Guatavita Lagoon which is on the outskirts of Bogota, there the legend was born and spaced to the rest of the region, uncharted, the road to El Dorado, everything originated here

[stevegram]

Colombia has so much to offer. From the wonderful mountain towns in the Zona Cafetera, to the amazing jungle in the Amazonas, Beautiful colonial architecture, beaches, spectacular flora and wildlife. I've been going since 2015 and I love it!

[Neeper]

I have visited Colombia and I concur. It is a wonderful country with wonderful people. Everyone should visit it.

[AbsolutFlippy]

As a Colombian, who grew up in Bogotá and Medellin and later moved to the USA. Thank you for such a wonderful and informative video. I’ll share it with my friends here who ask about Colombia. 🇨🇴

[jlm]

I've seen many youtubers go there and one of my coworkers went down there, all of them say that Colombia is amazing.

[TheColombiano]

Hello from Barranquilla, Colombia. Thank you for this we watched this with my entire family on our tv.

[BN.ja]

18:00 Cartagena also has the best preserved buildings from the imperial period, when the territory was known as the New Granada Viceroyalty. Even today one can visit the San Felipe de Barajas' Castle where the British were crushed during the Jenkin's Ear War, never to return to the city again, until the then Prince Charles and Camilla returned during the 00's to inaugurate a plaque honouring the lives of all the British soldiers that died by the thousands during the 18th century, trying to pray the valuable city away from Spanish control, nevertheless the plaque was destroyed by a local history teacher, hammer in hand, soon after being open to the public.

Nearby Cartagena de Indias, there's San Basilio de Palenque, the first town founded on the Americas by formerly enslaved africans, whom freed themselves during the 17th century never to be recaptured by the Spaniards again, today the town is home to the only Spanish-based creole language on the Americas, called Palenquero and the town is also famous for its unique cuisine and western/central african traditions with a colombian twist.

[bebo]

Thanks for the vid. I live in Bogotá. I’ve seen in some of the comments people misspelling the country, it’s COLOMBIA (not Columbia).

This happens all too often.

[sofonias]

A Colômbia é um país fantástico, um abraço, São Paulo, Brasil..

[mh]

"Colombia, the only danger is you'll want to stay." So true.

[Yarumae]

¡Gracias! Our country is beautiful and you give us a beautiful homage with this video.

[caballeroarepa]

Colombia has a lot of unexplored potential and beauty

[TimRobertsen]

I didnt know I wanted to go to Colombia. It looks like a magical place:)

[santiagoa]

As a colombian, Thanks for the video! It is great to recognize this country as the wonder it is rather than the difficult history that it has had .

Couple corrections: the pacific region is not called “Chocó”. That is actually the name of one of the departments (the political subdivisions of the country) that make part of that region. The pacific region is also shared with Cauca, Nariño and Valle del Cauca departments.

Also, Medellín is north of Manizales, not south.

In addition, in Bogotá, the “Ciclovía” (bike way - literal translation) is the reason for some road closing on Sundays, but this also happens On Festive days (which we have A LOT in Colombia). It is until 2pm, and happens also on other cities like Medellin.

Also, the licence plate restriction is true for Colombia’s biggest cities, not just Bogotá.

Finally, the Cristobal Colón peak you mention as part of the Andes region, is not in the Andes, it is on the mountain range called “Sierra nevada de Santa Marta” located in the Caribbean region, separated from the Andes mountain range. The highest point or peak in the Andean region is Nevado del Huila, at 5364 meters above sea level.

[MARILYNANDERSON]

Colombia's biodiversity is awesome!
I love geography, good job, Geek

[kuroazrem]

As a colombian, I appreciate the favorable coverage you provide of my country, especially because we colombians don't give enough credit to our own successes and achievements.