COLOMBIAN NATURAL REGIONS

What a region is?

A region is a part of a territory characterized by its weather, flora,

fauna, costumes etc.

In Colombia the cultural and natural diversity is expresed by its regions.

Colombia natural regions

Caribbean

Pacific

Orinoquia

Amazon Andean

Classwork: locate the natural regions in the map.

Watch the video and write some important ideas about the natural

regions of colombia..https://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=sA4A60LtZ6U

CARIBBEAN REGION

LOCATION

Is located in the north of Colombia

The weather is warm and dry, its tropical.

CULTURE They express their cultura in differente festivities for example Barranquilla´s carnival.

MUSIC Cumbia, porro, mapale, vallenato, fandango etc.

ECONOMY Is based on the tourism, livestock and mining.

TYPICAL FOOD. See food, ñame, coconut rice etc.

ANDEAN REGION

TYPICAL FOOD. Mondongo, bandeja paisa, chocolate, almojabana, ajiaco etc.

CULTURE They celebrate the blacks and whites carnival, Manizales fair, San Pedro, flowers fair etc.

MUSICGuabina, San Juanero, torbellino, bambuco etc.

ECONOMY Is based on the agriculture and livestock.

WEATHER We can find a variety of climates hot, warm, cold.

LOCATION Is located in the center of the country.

PACIFIC REGION

LOCATION Is located in the west of the country

CULTUREThey preserve African custums some of their dancing are: currulao, maquerulle, calypso etc.

MUSIC Currulao, contradanza and danza chocoana.

ECONOMY Is based on the uses of the wood, fishing and mining.

WEATHER.Is tropical rain forest

TYPICAL FOOD Fish, chontaduro, crabs etc.

ORINOQUIA REGION

ECONOMYIs based in the agriculture, livestock, mining, fishing and trade.

CULTURE International Festival of Corrido llanero.

TYPICAL FOOD

The famous “mamona”

LOCATION Is located in the east of Colombia

WEATHER It has tropical savanna climate with a dry and a rainy season.

MUSICThe joropo, galerón, zumba que zumba, pasaje and the contrapunteo.

AMAZON REGION

ECONOMY

Is based in the agriculture, livestock, mining, fishing and trade.

MUSIC

It dominates the song in groups of voices , The melody is in charge of aerophones Instruments.

CULTURE

The festivities and ceremonies of the Indians are mythical and religious character

TYPICAL FOOD. Paco o gambitana , pirarucú , palometa , pintadillo and piranha.

LOCATIONIs located in the south of Colombia

WEATHER The weather is wet rainforest.