Colombian beauties. Medellin, Colombia: Pablo Escobar and the most beautiful women

You know Medellin primarily because of Pablo Escobar, especially after the release of the series Narcos (by the way, a very cool series, I recommend it). In general, Colombia has a pretty bad reputation for drugs. But today Colombia is one of the safest and most prosperous countries in the region. And Medellin is considered the most beautiful city in Colombia. It is very diverse: there are expensive areas with good restaurants and hotels, and there are slums. By the way, you can safely enter some slums because they are clean and safe. The authorities are actively establishing order.

01. The adventures began at the airport. Everyone arriving is sniffed by a dog. She sniffed me and my friend too and... sat down next to one of the bags! For those who don't know, this is a very bad sign. The dog sits when it finds something. The first thing the dog owner asked was if there was money in the bag. There was indeed money in the bag. And the dog happily began to put his nose right into the stack of banknotes. It looks like one of the bills was used for cocaine, it had traces of the drug on it, and the dog smelled it. The border guard let me go without any additional questions, but it was alarming)))

I leave the security check area and call Uber. In Medellin it works great, the car arrives quickly, but even here it’s not that simple. While I'm waiting for a car, local taxi drivers come up to me and tell me that I can't call Uber. Yeah, I can’t, I’m sending them to hell. I go to my driver, but he doesn’t open the door and says:

— Go up to the second floor, to the departure area, I’ll get there now. I can't pick you up here!

I get up, wait for him, he drives up, stops, goes to open the trunk, and then the police receive us!

It turns out that Uber was banned here, but the app still works. At the airport, taxi drivers and police closely monitor that passengers do not use the inexpensive and convenient taxi service.

As a result, we are released, and the driver is taken away for a showdown. I had to take a regular taxi and pay 3 times more.

02. Medellin is an incredibly contrasting city! There are quite modern areas with expensive houses.

03. There are regular shopping centers.

04. They sell expensive alcohol.

05. In coffee shops where excellent coffee is prepared, every second person has a MacBook on their table. People are not afraid to leave things behind when they go to the toilet, people do not look around and are not afraid that they will be robbed. The women are wearing gold and diamonds, the men are wearing expensive watches. Can you imagine this in Brazil or Argentina?

06. But as soon as you drive a little into the center, poor areas begin, where the driver does not even want to stop.

07. There is crime, poor people and garbage.

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11. People are lying on the sidewalks, there are a lot of drug addicts.

12. A common thing for the center of Medellin.

13. Pablo Escobar is one of the most famous criminals and drug lords in the world. In the late 70s, he founded the Medellin cocaine cartel, with the help of which he earned himself a huge fortune (Forbes valued him at more than $3 billion). Escobar was always guided by the motto Plata o Plomo, which means “silver or lead.” If he failed to bribe his opponents, he dealt with them very cruelly and often executed them with his own hands. But at the same time, he provided broad support to the poor, trying to win their love and affection. He built entire neighborhoods of housing, erected stadiums, paved roads, and in the end the Medellin poor began to consider him something like Robin Hood. And after a real hunt was opened for the drug lord, many peasants helped him hide from the police, intelligence services and the military.

14. But Medellin is famous not only for the activities of Escobar. The famous Colombian artist Fernando Botero was born here. He became famous for the fact that all the objects in his paintings and sculptures look very obese and grotesque.

15. Now in Medellin you can find a large number of his works. There is a large Botero sculpture park, his museum, art galleries and studios for artists. All this is collectively called the “city of Botero”. It was erected with the goal of turning Medellin into the cultural and artistic center of Colombia and trying to get rid of the stigma of being the homeland of the famous drug lord.

16. Botero's sculptures are very recognizable and highly valued throughout the world. One glance is enough to understand who their author is: “With three-dimensional forms, I try to influence... the sensuality of people. Emphatically enlarged bellies are my style! Belly bellies best convey the charge of sexuality that I want to put into my creations.”

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19. This area attracts tourists and is relatively safe.

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21. Local women have an interesting feature - they carry a mobile phone in the waistband of their pants.

22. I don’t know how convenient this is.

23. When you ask a girl for a phone call, keep in mind that they will literally get it for you from one place.

24. Colombian girls are considered incredible beauties and often win all kinds of beauty contests. For example, in 2014, the title “Miss Universe” was given to Colombian Paulina Vega. Colombian Ariadna Gutierrez also won in 2015. However, it later turned out that the entertainer misread the name in the envelope, and in fact the title was intended for a Filipino girl.

25. In fact, there is a problem with beautiful girls. They are either not local or made.

26. An ordinary Colombian woman looks something like this. She is fat and has a very peculiar figure. If you see a beautiful Colombian woman, then this is the work of plastic surgeons. This industry is incredibly developed here.

27. It is considered quite normal to give your daughter plastic surgery for her 18th birthday.

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40. Right in the center there is a huge market for various junk.

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45. Merchants scurry among the rows of tents.

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47. The hit of the season is a scary doll.

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54. Jesus looks like Urgant.

55. Colombia is a Christian country where all believers are divided between the Catholic and Protestant churches. By the way, the overwhelming majority are believers here.

56. Therefore, it is not surprising that sometimes Jesus can even be found on the gas tank flap.

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60. In Medellin you often see people with “200” signs.

61. They offer to talk on the phone for 200 pesos (4 rubles) per minute. As a rule, they have several phones that are connected to unlimited tariffs. It is cheaper to talk on such a phone than to pay the cost of a local tariff yourself.

62. Calls are offered here even cheaper - for only 2 rubles per minute.

64. To prevent the camera from being stolen from the pole, a special collar made of spikes is installed.

65. By the way, the Colombian national team will come to Russia next year for the FIFA World Cup! In 2014, she was eliminated from the championship in the 1/4 finals, and before that she could not qualify three times and therefore did not participate.

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70. There are a lot of bus routes throughout Medellin. People use them to get to places where there are no metro stations. A ticket costs approximately 36 rubles.

71. Like Moscow buses, there are turnstiles at the entrance. There is nothing worse than turnstiles at the entrance to buses.

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When they say that Colombian women are some of the most beautiful on the planet, and even Russians with tufted hair are behind them, this is not just a figure of speech, but an actual fact. Burning Latins literally hang in clusters from every street, causing unprepared gringos to rush blood wherever they should and a desperate desire to throw everything to hell, settling in the Colombian wilderness.
I'll tell you a short story. I once passed by the town of Monteria, on the way from Cartagena to Medellin. I went to a cafe to eat, but at that time I still didn’t understand Spanish at all. They called me a girl named Adriana, who could barely speak English. So funny, with braces, she looks about 15-16 years old. We started talking - foreigners are a novelty there. Her shift was ending, we went to the park on the embankment, she talked about her city. Then he says, come to our house, we’ll have dinner with your parents.
Well, I'm stuck. They were very surprised that they were walking - they say, it’s scary in the city in the evening, there are bandits all around. In reality, in this Monteria, when the sun goes down, all the ghouls crawl out, and normal people sit at home.

Adriana had a younger sister, Melissa, who was still just a child. We had a wonderful evening, looked at their photos, had dinner and went to the hotel, after finishing up on FB, as it happens.

And now 7 years have passed. Melissa had her birthday yesterday. This is an ordinary Colombian chica, there are a lot of them there.

Adriana also turned into a "girl-uhh!")) In the photo - on the left. Nearby there is some girlfriend, also quite herself:

Real Colombian guitar shape, beautiful face, perfect snow-white teeth. Sometimes her photos come across in my feed, I like them and write flattering comments. My Spanish has gotten much better over these seven years.

Two sisters on their birthday. The Colombian wilderness provides something that is desperately lacking in Europe and the USA.

Most likely, it will not come as a big surprise to almost any of us that the country is consistently among the top 5 countries where the most beautiful and attractive women on the planet live. Without a doubt this is true: girls of Colombia amazingly good-looking. They are very proud of this and perfectly know how to demonstrate their beauty, correctly emphasizing their seductive and appetizing forms.

Almost all Colombians genetically they have slender dark bodies and very beautiful regular facial features. It is not without reason that representatives of this state have won the Miss World and Miss Universe competitions many times.

Experienced travelers say that when you come to this country and find yourself surrounded by so many beautiful girls, you always begin to succumb to serious temptation. Therefore, if you and your spouse ever travel to any other Colombian city, for example, prepare yourself in advance for heavy and humble restraint. By the way, it is believed that the mild climate favorably contributes to the fact that the best and most attractive Colombian women are born in the “capital of orchids” - Medellin.

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In this section, brave and active girls who once were not afraid to leave their comfort zone and move for permanent residence to another country share inspiring stories of life abroad. Katya Bului, a Ukrainian who left for the capital of Colombia five years ago, talks about distant, exotic, extraordinary Colombia with its tallest palm trees in the world, the most delicious coffee, the most beautiful girls, the hottest men, the wildest jungles of the Amazon and the most turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. Bogota to learn Spanish.

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Katya is 32 years old, she works as a teacher and often travels around Latin America: Mexico, Cuba, Peru, and the Amazon. I was recently in Brazil - fabulous Rio de Janeiro. Katya is active about everyday life in Bogota, the life of ordinary Colombians and Bogotinians, local establishments, local cuisine, travel and incredible places in Colombia says on his Instagram, accompanying colorful photographs with useful information, hilarious notes and everyday discussions about the simple and important.

Katya Buluy, 32 years old A history teacher

Hello! My name is Katya Buluy, I am a sociologist by training. I moved to Colombia - it’s scary to say! - already more than five years ago. My plane landed on Latin American soil on December 25, 2011 - exactly on Catholic Christmas. I have always lived and live in the capital of Colombia - Bogota. I wouldn’t trade it for any other Colombian city. I work as a World History teacher for grades 7, 8 and 9 in a private gymnasium.

I think it wasn’t me who chose Colombia, but it chose me. Otherwise, I cannot explain how this happened. Initially, the plan was simple: to spend three months here and speak Spanish, which I began to learn long before the trip. Although, actually, I dreamed of going to Mexico, but it turned out to be Colombia. And I didn’t really like it at first... After a year of living in Bogota, I wanted to save up for a return ticket and go home. But some inner feeling haunted me and forced me to give this country a second chance. And then it all began! Of course, eternal summer, nature, fruits - everything that comes to mind when you talk about Colombia attracts you from the first meeting. And as long as you are a tourist and there is money on the card, everything is ok. But it’s a completely different matter to live and work, travel in public transport, sort out visa problems... Not everyone succeeds. But Colombia is worth it! Now I'll tell you why.

WHAT ARE THEY, COLOMBIANS?

The people here are so pleasant and accommodating that you instantly fall in love with their simplicity and fun, their relaxed attitude to life. At the same time, Colombians are complex and diverse. It’s not easy to describe everyone in one fell swoop. The inhabitants of the coast are very different from the Cachacos (Bogotinians), and those living in the Amazon are not at all similar to the cafeteros-paisas (inhabitants of the Paisa region in northwestern Colombia), who famous for their sense of humor, sharp tongue and optimism. Paysas are never spoken with a sad or worried look! Only laughter and jokes. Even in the worst situation they will try to find the positive.

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However, you can notice common features that cannot be avoided. Colombians are resilient people who don’t give a damn (this can sometimes be called laziness), who are in a hurry. Favorite word: mañana (" Tomorrow " ), which in conversation often means: “Don’t worry, we’ll do everything tomorrow!” Sometimes that means never. Big jokers. Easy to communicate. Attractive. But I still can’t come to terms with the fact that they can be too noisy and constantly interrupt each other in conversation. These are not conversations of three or four people, but individual noisy monologues, laughter and hubbub. At the same time, when it seems that no one understands or hears each other,― they are happy with everything. I also don’t like the fact that Colombians cannot live without soda. When you are visiting someone or at a holiday, the first thing they will offer you is Coca-Cola. And it annoys me that they wear shoes at home. I taught my acquaintances and friends to take off their shoes in my apartment: everyone knows that at Katya’s house they need to change into slippers and think in advance about clean socks without holes.

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But if you compare the locals with people from the post-Soviet space, then “ours” stand out: we are very serious, constantly preoccupied with something, we often even have a gloomy face... When I show photographs of my older brother to my Colombian friends and colleagues, they they begin to be afraid in absentia. Is there really such a gap between us? “Probably, this is all the influence of the harsh climate, cold and long winters, vodka and Dostoevsky,” is the most common and, in general, a good explanation. But it will not be possible to attribute our gloominess to a difficult history, because Latin countries have never had it easy either - neither in the past, nor now.

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We have a lot to learn from the Colombians: cheerfulness and the ability not to lose heart in any circumstances, to joke always and everywhere - they know how to dilute even the most serious topic with simplicity of communication and humor. And Colombian Spanish is the key to understanding the mentality, lifestyle and thinking of local residents. Phrases you can’t do without in this country:

Todo bien - “Everything is fine! All OK! Test!”

Pa delante - “Just forward, don’t look back, everything will be as it should.”

Parce - “Dude, buddy, buddy, buddy.”

¿Bien o que? - "Everything is fine!" Or: “Is everything okay?” Such a question leaves no opportunity to answer that everything is bad.

Muñeca, mi amor, linda, mami, papi, mamaíta, mi corazón - “doll”, “my love”, “beautiful”, “mommy”, “daddy”, “my heart” - affectionate tender words that are used for everyone and always. Such a nice thing about Colombians.

COLOMBIAN BEAUTY

The most desirable and popular “beauty set” for Colombians: thick and long straight hair, slightly dark skin - that, you know, delicate shade of cinnamon, white and straight teeth, wide hips and a narrow waist, visible breasts, a small neat nose. This is a standard that attracts people - and these are the girls who win beauty contests. One hundred percent Colombian beauties! The perfect mix of strong dominant Indian blood and a little Spanish admixture.

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Colombians really like light eyes and hair, and tall stature. Why? Because there are not many fair-haired and light-eyed people here, and this type of beauty arouses curiosity. For example, in Ukraine I― brunette with brown eyes, of average height. And here is a thin, tall, pale-skinned girl with honey-colored eyes. Sometimes they address me as mona - “blonde, light, white,” although blonde is like the moon to me and back. But, of course, no matter how visually tall, skinny women attract local men, in the end most of them will vote for the cute plump woman with protruding hips. That's how we're used to it here- this is beauty. Women and their husbands do not spare money for and breasts. The most desperate ones can even remove a couple of ribs - for a greater resemblance to an “hourglass”, and then hug their luxurious curves with skinny jeans so that everyone can see what’s what.

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Since growth has not worked out for the locals, tall people attract attention. Anyone who is even slightly taller than 170 cm is called a model. Los paisas are almost all, without exception, descendants of the Spaniards, Germans, and French. The Indian communities were completely driven out of the territory, so tall, blue-eyed men are much more common here. These people are often referred to as guadua, that is, “bamboo.” But my favorite is caldo de guadua - “bamboo soup”. Parents feed this dish to their children so that they grow tall and thin. Just kidding, of course! But the expression is still very funny, in my opinion. Mama te da caldo de guadua por la mañana o qué? “Does your mother feed you bamboo soup in the morning?” Like, why are you so tall and skinny?

Bogota is not Paris. There's not much fashion here. I remember in Kyiv, every morning in the subway I looked at beautifully dressed girls and guys, usually they also had a trail of elegant perfume behind them!.. Forget about it if you are in Bogota. Here people are not used to showing off and spending their entire salary on clothes. Even the rich dress modestly. Young guys are just trying to follow the trends. There are good brands of clothing and shoes, but many... How can I say this without offending anyone? I lack a sense of style or something... In principle, I don’t see a problem in this. They dress as best they can, and don’t turn their clothes into a headache. The most common clothes are jeans, a sweater, a jacket or a windbreaker. In Bogota, many girls frankly do not like dresses and skirts. This is due to the cool climate of the capital.Every Bogotinian carries an umbrella and a scarf in his bag, and his favorite shoes are boots. During the day, the temperature in Bogota rises to +25, and in the evening it can drop to +5.

Where it's hot, the clothes are different: short light dresses, tight shorts and jeans with open tops. Remember, they need to show their thighs! For example, in the salsa capital of Cali, a city in western Colombia, heels are mandatory! Here the night is imbued with sensuality, sexuality and undisguised desire. In a hipster dress below the knee and Converse, I felt like mosca en leche (“fly in milk”), that is, out of place.

MACHISTAS

Machismo is still alive and strong in Colombia. No matter how hard local girls and women try to fight it, the roots of this phenomenon are too deep. According to statistics, 40% of Colombian men believe that a woman’s task is to take care of children and the kitchen. Machistas believe that women are stupider than men and believe that girls are not able to stand up for themselves or work. Many Colombian guys are simply obliged to have a mamasita, that is, a beauty, next to them, so that they don’t feel ashamed in front of their friends, but whether she’s smart is the tenth thing, and so it goes. Well, of course, there are those who are enough for two or three mamacitas at once, and none of the girls suspects the existence of the other. What kind of specialists, right?

Macistas still receive higher salaries than women, and it doesn’t matter that colleague Diana does the same work faster and better... But more and more often we hear the offended voice of girls who do not agree with this state of affairs. They study, support themselves, do their jobs well, drive cars, ride motorcycles, are in no hurry to get married and, naturally, begin to demand appropriate treatment. And this cannot but rejoice, because thanks to them, more and more serious and good guys appear, for whom relationships are, first of all, responsibility, and they are looking for an equally serious and smart girl.But for the sake of truth, it must be said that there are also senoritas who even encourage male machismo: they don’t want to study or work, but quickly look for a husband, give birth to children and wait for the man to provide for them... In general, they don’t put much effort.

Everyone, of course, is familiar with the stereotype that Latin men are hot guys. Although this is a stereotype, it is very applicable in life. Yes, they are more emotional than Europeans, they are amorous, many become obsessed with their girlfriend. There is even the concept of “amor posesivo” - something like “possessive love”. This is expressed in distrust, constant calls and control:a girl can’t go anywhere alone, let alone go somewhere for the weekend with her friends. In a word - a reduction in freedom. But as suitors, Colombians are elegant and show their feelings in every possible way. Don't be shy. They are very proud of their chosen one. They quickly introduce themselves to the parents. They give gifts, know how to look after you beautifully and make you fall in love with them.

HOW TO LIVE IN COLOMBIA

Social problems here are very acute. The unequal distribution of wealth is especially noticeable in large cities. According to statistics, Colombia ranks fourth in terms of socio-economic inequality among Latin American countries.The state is also encouraging the situation.Colombia is a country where you know exactly what social class you belong to. This is written down in every bill for water, gas, electricity and Internet, and is called estrato social, or simply estrato - “social layer”. There are six of them in total: 1 - bajo-bajo, 2 - bajo, 3 - medio-bajo, 4 - medio, 5 - medio-alto, 6 - alto. The word bajo translates as “low,” medio means “middle,” and alto means “high.”

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Estratos originated in Colombia in the 1980s as an idea to help the poor cope with utility bills. Representatives of the first, second and third estratos pay less than they spend. To tell the truth, the first layer hardly pays at all - the amount there is purely symbolic. In Bogota, for example, only 10% of residents pay their utilities fairly - those who live in the 4 estratos area. Everyone else either underpays or overpays. Estratos 5 and 6 must not only pay for themselves, but also partially cover the utility costs of Estratos 1, 2 and 3. This is a kind of Colombian socialism.

This topic is a little complicated, and you won’t understand it right away. Foreigners are initially shocked by such a clear division between poor and rich, “sucky” and “cool”. But everything quickly falls into place once you start working and making friends in Colombia. Often this social division reaches the point of absurdity.In Colombia, people from the first or second estrato do not intersect with people from the fifth or sixth at all. No, I'm lying! They serve them coffee in their offices and clean their houses. In Bogota, all shopping centers are divided into estratos, and the prices in them, naturally, are the same. There are even popular expressions to this effect: “Se le notó estrato!” - talk about people with bad taste or poorly educated; or “El es de estrato 50” - when someone has a lot, a lot of money. At the same time, about 20% of people in Colombia live in complete poverty, and all the wealth is in the hands of a few - three or four - families who practically rule Colombia.

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Minimum wage in Colombia― about $300. A good income is considered to be $700-800 per month and above. It's cool to get more than a thousand bucks. With such an income, you can pay for an apartment on your own, put aside savings, travel, take out a car loan, etc.... Since all of Bogota is divided into estratos, this also affects the cost of housing. For example, a studio apartment in the fourth estrato costs about $300, the same in the second or third estrato is rented for $200, and in the fifth or sixth estrato - for $500 and above.

More examples: 2gb of mobile Internet with a decent number of minutes and SMS per month costs $14. Home Internet with unlimited 20gb in a package with television and home phone - about $50 per month. Bus fare costs $0.80, and the minimum taxi fare is $1.50. Coffee - $1 per cup in Bogota. I'm talking about the Colombian coffee chains Juan Valdez and Oma, and in small towns and villages I found amazingly delicious coffee for $0.15. Half a kilo of good steak - $2-3. Half a kilo of squid for less than $2. Loaf (bread that looks like a loaf, frankly) - $1.

EDUCATION

Education in Colombia is in trouble because itdivided into private and public . Like the estratos system, it creates inequality. Unfortunately, most Colombian public schools are in a “sit down and cry” state. Therefore, children from poor families are isolated from prospects and opportunities. It turns out that those who have the money to pay for a private school will be the winners, and those who don’t - excuse me, move over... But there are also pleasant exceptions. There are few of them, but they do exist. In general, for many middle-class parents, the worst nightmare is not being able to pay for a more or less good school and being forced to send their “beloved little bead” to a state school.

Celebration at the Colombian school where Katya works. Photo from personal archive.

The attitude towards children in Colombia is very nice: they are loved, showered with gifts, allowed a lot, and not scolded - especially on the streets in front of strangers. But, on the other hand, they do not focus on discipline, order, and do not teach them to help their parents. They are given a certain amount of freedom while they are little. They happily start conversations about their child with strangers and are proud of their baby. But for a teenager who has already matured, the requirements change. Parents expect results: to study well and not get involved with bad companies. They support your desire to enroll in a football section or language courses. You can often see parents getting up early on Sunday morning to take their child to sports on the other side of town.

IS COLOMBIA SAFE?

In Bogota, Medellin, Cali and other big cities, anything can happen, just like in any other metropolis. But there is no need to panic and be afraid, not everything is so scary: it turns out that Colombia is safer than Rio, where millions of tourists come. Be sure to follow the usual safety rules:

Do not wave iPhones too much;

do not enter into conversation with suspicious strangers;

It’s better to be at the hotel at 20-21.00.

But don't take this advice literally. Young people here also go to discos and restaurants, people meet in pubs... And I go. And at nine o'clock in the evening I walk the streets. It’s just better not to take risks if you are new here and it’s clear from you that you are a tourist. Small towns and villages are very safe― "Make yourself at home". This is exactly how things are in the villages of the Coffee Region. Sometimes I travel alone - I was recently in Medellin, I went there for the second time and without company. As you can see, everything is fine with me! Colombians in general adore tourists, they are always happy to help, take them there, they are good-natured and responsive. So there won't be any problems. I always feel surrounded by attention and care here.

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The pressing issue of the civil war is still making itself felt, but is already subsiding. In Bogota and other big cities, we only knew about the civil war on TV. The areas where people actually suffered are far from the standard tourist routes, although this does not mean that there is nothing to see there. Of course, for most Colombians, the official truce and end of the war is a great achievement and relief. The country is very tired and is now starting to live in a new way. Although there are still political parties that are trying to turn society against the peace process. I believe that the most important thing has already happened, and these are just inappropriate political games, provocations and an unscrupulous attitude towards the people of Colombia.

LOCAL FOOD

Tourists in Colombia have no problems with food and restaurants: the locals have not learned to cheat or do something only for visitors. Everyone eats at the same places, so you shouldn't be disappointed with the food. Be sure to try authentic Colombian dishes:

bandeha paisawill not leave you indifferent: the ubiquitous rice in Colombia is served with stewed beans, a fried egg, a piece of avocado and several types of meat;

Ahiako ― thick potato soup with chicken, rice, capers, avocado and sour cream. For me personally, these dishes are the most delicious in local cuisine;

you need to take it for breakfast at least once caldo de costilla(caldo de costilla) - rich broth with beef ribs, potatoes and cilantro. This is a typical Colombian breakfast;

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hot chocolate with cheese- something like French fondue: pieces of cheese are thrown into a cup of hot chocolate, it melts and softens there, and then the whole thing is eaten with a spoon. It turns out very tasty. And satisfying;

famous Colombian asado(asado) is a huge dish filled to the brim with meat roasted over a fire (pork, calf, chiguiro, ribs, beef) with potatoes and guacamole. No big celebration or even a wedding would be complete without this dish!

Necessarily - ceviche and mohara- this is about fish. Ceviche is a seafood cocktail, and mohara is a red fish, like our crucian carp, but not it. In short, you have to take it and try it.

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Colombians themselves are unpretentious and eat rice with rice on rice. Kidding! But yes, rice is everywhere and there is a lot of it. Every mother and grandmother has freshly cooked rice on the stove. And with it they can fry an egg or a piece of meat, stew beans or chicken, or boil lentils. These products, in principle, are the basic diet of any Colombian. They are not very friendly with vegetables. Vegetables here are eaten mostly boiled or fried, rather than fresh. For example, fried bananas - platano, or boiled cassava - it looks like potatoes. Colombians call cassava "yuca".

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There will never be a problem with fruit in Colombia, because here you can find everything you want, except for berries like raspberries, porichek (currants) or agrus (gooseberries). Although I ate raspberries a couple of times. Papaya, passion fruit, gwanavana, Chontaduro, zapote, yoke, kuruban, lulo ― one of the brightest and most sour tropical fruits... The list goes on and on, and I still find fruits that I haven’t tried.

From the exotic - in Colombia you can try huge fried goosebumps from the San Thunder region. They taste like peanuts and go great with beer. Locals also love fritanga - fried pork innards. What I think about this dish - it’s better to keep silent. I recommend trying freshly squeezed sugar cane juice with lime squeezed into it and coconut lemonade - so delicious that it can take you to heaven.

COLOMBIA COFFEE

If you're in Colombia, go to tinto.Once in a nice cafe I saw both Tinto and Americano on the menu. In practice it is the same thing - just black coffee, but for a Colombian - no! The hostess explained to me that if you write on the menu only" Americano " , everyone will continue to ask: “Is there tinto?”

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Tinto in Colombia is a way of life.They go to visit people at tinto. Employees run away from the office on tinto to the nearest cafe. Important matters are decided, difficult decisions are made, and love dramas happen. And it should not be confused with café - in this case they will bring you coffee with milk. Or with tinto campesino - this is coffee already sweetened with sugar cane. The drink got its name campesino (peasant) because this is how Colombian peasants drink coffee.― This is why the coffee turns out “peasant-style.”

You can also ask for chocolate caliente - hot chocolate, or aguadepanela - “sweet water”, but this is no longer tinto-style. Hot chocolate is drunk for breakfast, at home, with the family. And aguadepanela - in the evening, when the sun hides behind the Andes and coolness begins to blow from the mountains. Then they put a small saucepan of water on the stove, throw in a piece of cane sugar, boil the whole thing, and then squeeze the juice of a couple of lemons into the already hot drink and warm up, sipping the scalding Colombian “compote” in small sips.

WHAT TO SEE IN COLOMBIA

Colombia is one of the few countries in the world where there is everything: the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Caribbean Sea, the Amazon jungle, desert, mountain ranges and snowy peaks of the Andes, a unique eco-system Los Paramos... So, where to go and what to see in Colombia?

An hour's drive from Bogota - and you're in El bosque de neblina Chicaque - Misty forest.

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Andes! Mountains are everywhere - and they are beautiful.

Cute coffee town of Salento(where you can see how and who grows coffee) with the world's tallest palm trees in the Valley of Wax Palms ( Valle de Cocora, Los Nevados National Park). These palms are the national tree of Colombia. They grow up to 80 meters, but in a year they can lengthen by only 15 centimeters. Imagine how long it takes for one tree to grow to at least 50-60 meters!

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The Pacific Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. The turquoise paradise of the Caribbean is a must: once the largest slave trading port of Cartagena, the beautiful Tairona National Park. Caribbean islands like from magazine pictures - Islas San Andres y Providencia. Very cool place Guajira- this is when the desert meets the ocean.

The Amazon and its jungle - love forever! This is a place of power, no comments here. You can read more about the trip to the Amazon under the tag.

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Since the civil war has already ended, you can go to the Pacific coast, to Choco, which is one of the wettest tropical regions in the world. There is Panama nearby, many local Indian communities, a famous stretch of difficult jungle - the Darien Gap, because of which the construction of the Pan-American Highway was stopped. Huge turtles also come there to lay eggs, and large blue whales come there to rest.

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22-year-old Colombian Paulina Vega won the Miss Universe 2014 international beauty contest, the final of which took place on January 25 in Miami. She became the second representative of Colombia to win this title.

Colombia, unlike neighboring Venezuela, cannot boast of a large number of victories in international beauty contests, but there are many scorching beauties here too. The Top-Anthropos.com portal has selected the most beautiful Colombian women from among models, actresses, singers and TV presenters.

Camille and Marianne Davalos(Camila & Mariana Davalos) - Colombian models who are twin sisters. They were born on September 8, 1988 in the United States, but grew up in Colombia, where their parents returned shortly after their birth. Currently, Marianne lives permanently in Colombia, and Camilla lives in the USA.

Michel Rouillard(Michelle Rouillard) - "Miss Colombia 2008", representing the country at the Miss Universe 2009 competition. Height is 173 centimeters. Born October 28, 1986.

Sandra Valencia(Sandra Valencia) - Colombian model. Height is 173 centimeters, figure parameters: chest - 92 centimeters, waist - 64 centimeters, hips - 92 centimeters. Born December 28, 1987.

Sofia Vergara(Sofía Vergara) is a Colombian actress, TV presenter and model. Born July 10, 1972.

Ana Lucia Dominguez(Ana Lucía Domínguez) - Colombian actress. Born December 2, 1983.

Aura Maria Mozhika(Aura María Mojica) - "Miss Colombia 1976", representing the country at the Miss Universe 1977 competition, where she took 4th place.

Angelica Cepeda(Angelica Cepeda) - Colombian actress. Born August 2, 1974.

Melissa Martinez(Melissa Martinez) - presenter of the Colombian channel RCN.

Monica Lopera(Mónica Lopera) - Colombian actress. She was born in Miami on September 10, 1985, but at the age of two she moved with her parents to Colombia.

Luz Marina Zuluaga(Luz Marina Zuluaga) is the first Colombian to win the most prestigious international beauty contest, Miss Universe (she won the competition in 1958). Born October 31, 1938.

Margarita Rosa de Francisco(Margarita Rosa de Francisco) is a Colombian actress, singer and TV presenter. Born August 8, 1965.

Paola Rey(Paola Rey) - Colombian actress and model. Born December 19, 1979.

Eileen Moreno(Eileen Moreno) - Colombian actress. Born in 1988.

Miriam Sojo Zambrano(Myriam Sojo Zambrano) - "Miss Colombia 1949".

Taliana Vargas(Taliana Vargas) - Colombian actress, model, TV presenter, Miss Colombia 2007. She took second place in the Miss Universe 2008 competition. Height - 178 centimeters, figure parameters: chest - 92 centimeters, waist - 64 centimeters, hips - 92 centimeters. Born December 20, 1987.

Barbara Turbay(Barbara Turbay) - representative of Colombia at the Miss World 2012 competition. Height - 180 centimeters. Barbara Turbay has Lebanese roots.

Diana Hoyos(Diana Hoyos) - Colombian actress and singer. Born in 1985.

Shakira- Colombian singer. She is the most successful Colombian singer of all time and the most successful Latin American singer of our time. Full name: Shakira Isabelle Mebarak Ripoll. Shakira has Arab-Lebanese roots on her father's side, Spanish and Italian on her mother's side. Shakira's height is 157 centimeters.

Maria Helena Doering(María Helena Döering) is a Colombian actress and model. Born November 16, 1962 in Colombia. Her father is Bolivian German, her mother is Colombian.

Lucia Aldana(Lucía Aldana) - "Miss Colombia 2012", representing the country at the Miss Universe 2013 competition. Height - 169 centimeters, figure parameters: chest - 81 centimeters, waist - 62 centimeters, hips - 95 centimeters. Born March 9, 1992.

Danna Garcia(Danna García) - Colombian actress. Height - 160 centimeters. Born February 4, 1978.

Carla Ossa(Carla Ossa) - Colombian model. Height - 179 centimeters, figure parameters: chest - 86 centimeters, waist - 61 centimeters, hips - 92 centimeters. Born June 28, 1985.

And finally, a few photos of the Miss Universe 2014 contestant. Paulina Vega born January 15, 1993 in the city of Barranquilla in northern Colombia. She began her modeling career at the age of 8. Her height is 178 centimeters, body measurements are 95-70-95. Instagram page - instagram.com/paulinavegadiep

Colombia is the third most populous country in Latin America (after Brazil and Mexico). In total, about 47 million people live in the country, which received its name in honor of the discoverer of the American continent. There are also one million Colombians living in the United States, making up the largest South American national diaspora in that country.