Colombia

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

COLOMBIA | Saturday, 16 October 2010 | Views [763] | Comments [1]

Late at night in Cartagena, Colombian performers break-dance as tourist stroll by. This is an example of one of Colombia's diverse cultures, the African-Colombian coastal culture. This unique culture derives from the natives that were originally there and the slaves that were brought to the coasts of South America.

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hola sofia, estuve ene se lugar hace poco, era una plaza, y comia pizza alli, tambien estaban estos jovenes bailando.. en que lugar vives? ojala puedas ver mis fotos, chau

mugroso Oct 17, 2010 12:01 PM

While a Playa Banca tour boat idols off the coast of Cartagena, a Colombian islander paddles rapidly toward the boat to collect generous donations from tourists. Fourty five percent of Colombia's population still suffers from poverty but in 2009 five hundred thousand Colombian's came out of extreme poverty says Colombia Reports Online Newspaper.

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On the streets of Villa De Leyva, Colombia, an old man sits outside his traditional clothing shop. His face and attire both show the historical culture in Colombia that still exists today in most rural areas.

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