Geography of Colombia: Beyond the Stereotypes

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  • @GeographyGeek
    @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

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    • @caballeroarepa9223
      @caballeroarepa9223 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why was the video re uploaded,?

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@caballeroarepa9223 someone was using it as part of a scam and I wanted to make some corrections and updates to it anyway.

  • @orboakin8074
    @orboakin8074 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +318

    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👏👏

    • @simonbarrera3860
      @simonbarrera3860 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Wait when did my government get serious? I must have missed that part. Maybe you are talking about a different country bc here the government is as unserious as a government can be

    • @jjwnnxy
      @jjwnnxy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      Colombia*

    • @orboakin8074
      @orboakin8074 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      @@simonbarrera3860 oh, I have no doubt your country still has issues but compared to mine, yours is getting better, friend. At least most of your country can keep electricity for 24/7. Mine can't😔

    • @juangranados7458
      @juangranados7458 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      We are mostly improving we just need to keep it up. And help each other. Greetings from Bogotá

    • @rosaliajimenezibarra4411
      @rosaliajimenezibarra4411 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      ​​@@orboakin8074yo te entiendo, a pesar de tantos problemas que ha tenido Colombia, guerrilla, paramilitares, narcotráfico, ha podido salir adelante con el esfuerzo de muchos, porque Colombia si ha progresado, así algunos digan lo contrario

  • @JulianchoNemoga90
    @JulianchoNemoga90 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +336

    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. 🇨🇴

    • @Liliphant_
      @Liliphant_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thoughts on the video after watching?

    • @SocyGeography
      @SocyGeography 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah !

    • @JG-rm2ql
      @JG-rm2ql 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm visiting have been here 3x amazing place. Prefer more than America.

    • @SurfBigg
      @SurfBigg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Viví Colombia, saludos de California. Conozco Colombia y me encanta su país.

    • @scarledz93
      @scarledz93 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JG-rm2ql Do you get STI when you visit Colombia?

  • @GeographyGeek
    @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +172

    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.

    • @musokofe
      @musokofe 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Hello! The highest peak you mention, pico Cristobal colon isn't in the Andes. It is in the sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, a mountain seperate from the Andes.

    • @Blady.Urrea.O
      @Blady.Urrea.O 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You did great, thank you so much from Cali! 🇨🇴

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Blady.Urrea.O Hey there! I appreciate it!

    • @TheChannel45
      @TheChannel45 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@GeographyGeek you did well and even set correction notes, I love it!

  • @sanexpreso2944
    @sanexpreso2944 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    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

  • @heitan7562
    @heitan7562 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    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!

  • @stevegram9000
    @stevegram9000 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

    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!

    • @justanothernothuman
      @justanothernothuman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I get it gram, you for your grams, don't you?

    • @j.s.ospina9861
      @j.s.ospina9861 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why call it "zona cafetera"? Just call it the coffee zone or the coffee axis idk.
      Like calling spanish conquerors "conquistadors", which in singular is just conqueror, but in spanish. I feel there's no reason for this usage of perfectly translatable spanish terms

    • @Kryoss_
      @Kryoss_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@j.s.ospina9861Although it might be easier for some people to use the direct translation, the name of the region is Eje Cafetero so it isn’t wrong to say it in its native language just like a lot of people don’t translate the names of some fruits even though they do have an english name such as Guanabana (also know as soursop in English) and Guayaba (the spanish name for guava). Also “conquistadors” is straight out wrong, the correct way to say it is “conquistadores”. It’s just a matter of preference.

  • @santiagoescobaraldana3990
    @santiagoescobaraldana3990 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Colombia mentioned 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

  • @Neeper78
    @Neeper78 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

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

  • @jlm3744
    @jlm3744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

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

  • @mh0862
    @mh0862 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +235

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

    • @scarledz93
      @scarledz93 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      and you run a brothel with colombian women in Medellin.

    • @justanothernothuman
      @justanothernothuman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Not so sure about it, have you seen what's going on recently in the Cauca region?

    • @NgVene
      @NgVene 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      What a joke 😂 I've lived in Colombia for 17 years and I can assure you that this country isnt safe AT ALL

    • @NicholeRojas-r8i
      @NicholeRojas-r8i 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@justanothernothumanyou're Colombian right?

    • @greenamogus
      @greenamogus 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's one of the dangers

  • @sofonias6382
    @sofonias6382 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

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

  • @bebo2781
    @bebo2781 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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.

  • @BN.ja05
    @BN.ja05 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    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.

    • @em13108
      @em13108 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow I wanna visit Palenque. I’m familiar with some of their music. It’s like cumbia with African influence !!!

    • @luisbdo65
      @luisbdo65 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Palenque is also known as the place where cumbia was created

    • @em13108
      @em13108 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@luisbdo65oh reallyyy did not know this.
      I did assume it came from la Costa but wasn’t aware it specifically was created there. I’d love to learn more about that!!

    • @osmarjuniorcantillobarraza7607
      @osmarjuniorcantillobarraza7607 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@luisbdo65not true, cumbia was created in Soledad a community near Barranquilla in the cost part.

    • @osmarjuniorcantillobarraza7607
      @osmarjuniorcantillobarraza7607 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@em13108that's not true man it was created in Soledad or Barranquilla search about it.

  • @TheColombiano89
    @TheColombiano89 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

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

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hey there! Thank you all for watching!

  • @AbsolutFlippy
    @AbsolutFlippy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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. 🇨🇴

  • @caballeroarepa9223
    @caballeroarepa9223 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Colombia has a lot of unexplored potential and beauty

  • @Yarumae5
    @Yarumae5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

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

  • @TimRobertsen
    @TimRobertsen 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

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

    • @jaimetorres950
      @jaimetorres950 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's not Colombia, it's Columbia

    • @TimRobertsen
      @TimRobertsen 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jaimetorres950 Oh no. Anyway. You mean the sportswear company? I dont want to go to them, I'll pass Hahah!

    • @juliantorres4072
      @juliantorres4072 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@jaimetorres950 ¡COLOMBIA! 🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @uzser_
      @uzser_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@juliantorres4072 both words Columbia and Colombia have the same origin and meaning, i've never understood why people is so dramatic about it (i know that the country's official name is colombia but meeeh)

    • @diegomoreno7760
      @diegomoreno7760 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@uzser_shut up habitant of Unated fattes of school shooting land

  • @RoLee705
    @RoLee705 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Please makes a series called “things Americans should’ve learned about geographical history.” Because either it was taught but I didn’t pay attention or it was never taught.

  • @andresmoves
    @andresmoves 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I was born there and just recently visited the paramo next to Bogotá and can’t wait to keep visiting as many places as possible

  • @MARILYNANDERSON88
    @MARILYNANDERSON88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

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

  • @moisesharries
    @moisesharries 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I’ve lived in Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Bogota, thanks for this 🥹

  • @kuroazrem5376
    @kuroazrem5376 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    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.

  • @santiagoa98
    @santiagoa98 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    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.

  • @jimmy31hendrix
    @jimmy31hendrix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks for such a positive video dude, we greatly appreciate it. Love from the town of La Ceja - Antioquia, in Colombia 😁

  • @JuanBeta23
    @JuanBeta23 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hey great video! I learned a lot about Colombia as a Colombian myself! Greetings from Manizales, you earned a subscription.

  • @elicharette5494
    @elicharette5494 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Really enjoyed this video! Went to Colombia a few years ago and it was an experience I’ll never forget.

  • @Torero2901
    @Torero2901 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thank you for this informative and balanced video. And you even taught me something on the Biodiversity of Colombia, the very article I wrote years ago on Wikipedia.
    Just a pity about the pronounciation; it is Bogotá, the accent should guide you to stressing which syllable, it is not Bógota. But else, good video.

  • @andresfelipesantana905
    @andresfelipesantana905 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a Colombian I feel so pleased with your video and you're accurate information and so proud of hearing my region being mentioned, the pacific region, one of the regions with the warmest kinded people you've will ever meet yet so diverse educated respecful and so full of adventures to discover. All this country is beautiful in its own unique way. Thanks for this.

  • @juanosorno8153
    @juanosorno8153 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video about Colombia. Thank you for taking the time to make it. I was born in Medellin but left for the US in 1976. I have been back to Colombia a number of times and I am amazed every time. Recently we took a cruise in Cartagena and the port was full of noisy guacamayas. Also Cano Cristales is insanely beautiful.

  • @cristianmantilla-s1u
    @cristianmantilla-s1u 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As a colombian I liked the content. I wish you talked a bit more about the Amazonas region and its culture. Thank you for the video!

  • @camilocostasilva6827
    @camilocostasilva6827 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You have no idea how much i appreciate your video! I am born in Colombia but grew up in the Netherlands. As i grew up, i had to deal a lot with these stereotypes of Colombians, which really shaped my own view and thinking of the country but also about myself. After i've spent 3 months in Colombia in 2018, i decided that i wanted to emigrate back to the country where i was born, which i'm now planning to do so in a year or 2. But what i really want you to know is, that i have a lot of stress of thinking how i can make a difference to the country as soon as i get there. How can i find my purpose? Your video reminds me that i should not worry. Colombia does not need to be "saved", as the country has been doing great already and is being very innovative. Ofcourse we have our struggles, but the country is already one of the richest countries in the world. It's just my view and perspective i need to change. Your video gave me this. Thank you!

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I really appreciate this comment! It motivates me to keep making videos that highlight the positive aspects of countries, especially ones that get covered in such negative way by the media when its undeserved.

    • @camilocostasilva6827
      @camilocostasilva6827 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GeographyGeek keep on doing what you do! Gracias!

  • @waly3302
    @waly3302 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You guy made me smile 🥹
    Hope more people will recognize my beautiful country by what it really is, its beautiful landscape and warm people

  • @Diego-fc1pt
    @Diego-fc1pt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Omg I am a Colombian myself but because of growing up abroad, I had no idea about all of these! Thanks for creating and sharing this!!

  • @sebastianpalacio9946
    @sebastianpalacio9946 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a Colombian, I appreciate so much content like this, showing the magnificent attributes of my country and motivating more people to visit Colombia, because obviously it changes the global vision about the country and improve our economy. Thanks a lot.

  • @SurfBigg
    @SurfBigg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video, thanks for following up and going into more details. 👍

  • @alaba5085
    @alaba5085 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hola, 🎉
    Un saludo desde la Amazonía colombiana. 😮😊❤

  • @AIGeographyTeacher
    @AIGeographyTeacher 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really appreciate the amazing content you create. Thanks for making learning so engaging! 😊📚

  • @Keemperor40K
    @Keemperor40K 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Colombia my home country is a beautiful country with great people and a great disposition.
    Sadly, our past continues to chain us and its been extremely hard to let go of that part of our history that survives in many places to this day.
    Yet I see the many construction projects, ideas and progress that my country does little by little and I am happy to know that our future will be better than our past, even despite the innumerable issues we still face.

  • @theall-seeingeye2341
    @theall-seeingeye2341 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, I didn't knew all of these things about my origins and country! :) Its been a while since I've been in there. Glad you covered it!

  • @Pelos02
    @Pelos02 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im from medellin, and this is a very good video to introduce the country in the nowadays to the people that are more ignorant about how it has changed in the last few decades, thank you!

  • @WyomingTraveler
    @WyomingTraveler 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    This video was very informative and told me a lot about Columbia that I did not know.

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Happy to hear! Thanks for watching!

    • @Jhojanvilla-jo4mn
      @Jhojanvilla-jo4mn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Colombia* escríbelo bien.

    • @juliantorres4072
      @juliantorres4072 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      COLOMBIA!

  • @angelicahernandezb
    @angelicahernandezb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thabk you so much for doing a fair and realistic video of our beautiful country Colombia, greetings from Bogotá!

  • @powerslaveraimon
    @powerslaveraimon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amazing vid. Love this country. Viva Colombia!

  • @chrisespinosa6875
    @chrisespinosa6875 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up many years in Cartagena. My mom is Colombian and I love this video! FINALLY!!!! Something about Colombia that isn’t solely about drugs or dangerous streets

  • @aiglv
    @aiglv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm from Manizales. It is such a random city nowadays.

  • @ElSupraCabra
    @ElSupraCabra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for what you do. Sharing an objective perspective that not only sells Colombia, it makes us proud to be Colombian 🇨🇴

  • @kennethvelandia8541
    @kennethvelandia8541 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Outstanding! This is insightful and provides a great overview of the most important details from the country. I'm eager to see more content like this across Latin America.

  • @goldenfrog6EsCoSes
    @goldenfrog6EsCoSes 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Good video. I live in Colombia. It has many advantages. Probably one of its best assets is its warm and kindly people.

  • @JavierHernandez-wt5nx
    @JavierHernandez-wt5nx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    La verdad es que estamos desarrollándonos muy rápidamente!

  • @GanzotheSecond
    @GanzotheSecond 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    great vid as always. viva colombia!

  • @parksto
    @parksto 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Amazing place!
    Thank you 👍

  • @domingoluis5895
    @domingoluis5895 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gret video! Can you do Venezuela next? I’ll be watching for sure

  • @kuroazrem5376
    @kuroazrem5376 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I think you skipped the Caribbean region.

    • @otashigo
      @otashigo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He could have talked a little bit more about their swamp ecosystems and the magdalena river flood plains system.

    • @ROCKNROLL947
      @ROCKNROLL947 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thr Caribbean region is what make us a third world country. Better not show it.

  • @joseblandon6462
    @joseblandon6462 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Is a beautiful video becouse colombia has a many diversity and the people is very happy and very nice. I love colombia is a beatiful country
    Cool.😊

  • @jaramih
    @jaramih 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video. Thank you !

  • @jeronimohuerfano4458
    @jeronimohuerfano4458 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this video, really

  • @Rashidsamhir
    @Rashidsamhir 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mistake, the "cristobal colón" peak is in the north, in the caribbean region, in "sierra nevada", that is a different structure.

  • @ChristianCharry
    @ChristianCharry 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a Colombian who has visited most of its regions I approve this video :D

  • @josefo1110
    @josefo1110 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Colombia: The country of the beauty and the Magical Realism. 🇨🇴❤️

  • @hernanruiz6683
    @hernanruiz6683 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much for your video, There are more good things about our country Colombia than bad stuff, hoping my beautiful country continues to strive to get better for colombians and the people who are now moving to our country. 🇨🇴🙏🇺🇲♥️✌️

  • @Dannalasapa
    @Dannalasapa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this video ! We have problems in Colombia- work is scarce for example. But compared to when I was little and President Uribe lead the country, we have improved. I have hope one day my country will reach its full potential. Love from a Colombian 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

  • @rafaelguevara8081
    @rafaelguevara8081 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great information, thanks.

  • @javiles2331
    @javiles2331 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m Colombia and I love you, Video

  • @sebastianvr8843
    @sebastianvr8843 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what a nice video. thank you.

  • @lauravictoriapinedacely7208
    @lauravictoriapinedacely7208 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Such a great video!

  • @carlosvalencia5464
    @carlosvalencia5464 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    very well informed Body 👌

  • @outlawgordee
    @outlawgordee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    No mention of the incredible emerald industry.
    Excellent video, nonetheless.

  • @eduardodesouza5934
    @eduardodesouza5934 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you want to see an even wilder and crazier geography, take a look at Peru. I'm not saying that Colombian geography is little, but Peru's is even more extreme and impressive! From the immense coastal deserts, with ruins and history contemporary to Egypt to most of the tropical glaciers in the world, did you know that Peru gives rise to the Amazon basin, which is born in the peaks of the Peruvian Andes, occupies a much larger territory of 967,922.47 km² only in Peru making it the mother of the Amazon and the second most Amazonian country in the world, behind Brazil, Peru has several records and has the largest population of bears and mammals in the Americas! As if that were not enough, this year it just surpassed Colombia in bird records, so the biodiversity figures must be updated every year! Because Peru, Colombia and Brazil do not stop discovering new species in their territories and these figures change all the time, everything depends on the money that the governments invest in the study of their territories, I have no doubt that Peru will surpass Colombia in all records! The only thing missing is money, another point is NOT to fall into the simplistic way of saying that Peru only has "coast, mountains and jungle" it is a serious error to study the Peruvian geography that is extremely diverse, the correct way is to mention all its natural regions that are 11:
    1. Cold Sea of ​​the Peruvian Current, Peru has "two types of sea" as strange as it may seem, the cold sea of ​​the Pacific has a completely different fauna than the Peruvian tropical sea, it is thanks to the Peruvian cold current that Peru has 10 times more fishing production than countries with two seas like Colombia, the Peruvian sea is much richer.
    2. Tropical Sea, the Peruvian tropical sea is located in the north of the country, in Tumbes and Piura the reefs are large and the fish there are completely tropical, it is a different ecosystem to the cold sea of ​​the Peruvian current, the sea is warm all year round and the beaches are beautiful.
    3. Coastal Desert, desert by the sea, with the most impressive views you will ever see, you don't have to go to Namibia to see this.
    4. Equatorial Dry Forest, dry forests are not only seen in Europe, in Peru we have the most extreme and beautiful landscapes.
    5. Pacific Tropical Forest, someone mentioned a jungle by the sea, in Peru we also have these landscapes.
    6. Steppe Mountain Range, impressive views of the Andes never seen before.
    7. Puna, there is an entire region with the same name.
    8. Páramo, the most incredible paramos you will see in Peru
    9. Yungas, the dastric changes in the Peruvian territory are incredible.
    10. Amazon, it occupies almost 70% of the country, Peru is an Amazonian country.
    11. Palm savannah, large and little explored savannahs.

  • @gnolan4281
    @gnolan4281 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Medellin is not South of Manizales. It is North of Manizales. 11:05

    • @GeographyGeek
      @GeographyGeek  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Well dang

    • @estelle3005
      @estelle3005 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s already edited it … duh

  • @orboakin8074
    @orboakin8074 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    14:44 This former mayor is a real progressive!☺️👏 He identified real problems and solved them in productive ways without making things worse and actually improved his community. Westwrn progressives, *PLEASE TAKE NOTES!* 😒

    • @kingkeeper99
      @kingkeeper99 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His political legacy was recently "canceled and politically burned out because lukewarmness", discourse applied and popularized in order to weaken the political center and strengthen the more radicalized leftist populist/woke ex-guerrilla current president Petro's party and socialists. 😕
      These hate speeches and populist behavior lowered Mockuse's Green Party candidates popularity and overtake proper debates, which in turn forces them to ally or work together with more traditional center-right and center-left liberal and conservative sectors, which aren't popular at all because past corruption scandals.
      This situation is sad because it always ends up in us Colombian having to choose between far right or far left presidential candidates on second turn who's parties are to a level directly or indirectly complicit on the armed conflict, guerrillas or paramilitaries and polarization. Mockus is sadly out of the political world as he developed a pretty bad alzheimer over the last decade and can barely speak 😢

    • @orboakin8074
      @orboakin8074 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kingkeeper99 man, that is genuinely sad to hear what happened to him😔Thanks for sharing

  • @Alchemymelany
    @Alchemymelany 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love Colombia! 🇨🇴❤

  • @nandofer413
    @nandofer413 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey i live in manizales and let me tell you that is the safest city in the country .
    It's not a cheap city to live in but it's worth it, because we have a good transport system (with cable cars), cold weather and lovely people

  • @jay_effreds
    @jay_effreds 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's great to see somebody that will accurately portray my country for what it really is, thank you man, you're doing God's work here

  • @lucazsy
    @lucazsy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video, but I think you could have mentioned the role colombian music on the global popularization of its culture. Btw, lets's not forget Colombia gave us Shakira! hahaha

  • @MAXXlS
    @MAXXlS 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the annual car free day closes roads on every sunday on some of the main streets all over the city, not just select days a year

  • @eduardoruedaa.1362
    @eduardoruedaa.1362 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Debo confesar que lloré de orgullo por ser Colombiano. Que hermoso video sobre mi país. 🇨🇴

  • @uzser_
    @uzser_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    my country is definitely a chimba 🇨🇴 doesn't matter what those childish haters (majorly other latinos) say about it. only us colombians and people who have been here know how special it is. sorry for my imperfect english parceros

  • @luislandazabal5523
    @luislandazabal5523 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful place ❤

  • @JorgeReyes-it5jr
    @JorgeReyes-it5jr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video!

  • @klopf8
    @klopf8 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm Colombian and honestly, I didn't know about half of this information

  • @ruhxeys3874
    @ruhxeys3874 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    can you please do dominican republic? 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

  • @thatguythatmakestuff3994
    @thatguythatmakestuff3994 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank You, but hoped you talked about how not everything is just fine, guerrillas are still in here and matters should be taken

  • @user-theduck
    @user-theduck 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Soy de Colombia 🇨🇴❤️🇨🇴

  • @claraserna9377
    @claraserna9377 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for showing Colombia!! 💛💛💙❤️

  • @zectorx1058
    @zectorx1058 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would've loved more info on Cali

  • @MarcusAgrippa390
    @MarcusAgrippa390 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For a second there at around the 16:00 minute mark I thought I was looking at a Roman amphitheater...
    To the right of a tall building also on the right....
    I've got to quit listening to Mike Duncan's History of Rome podcast over and over and over again..

  • @Megidramon
    @Megidramon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a Colombian born in the US, I'm happy that my people's culture is finally getting the attention it deserves for the good that most of the country does, rather than the shit that one man did.

  • @estesandia
    @estesandia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for representing

  • @dathore
    @dathore 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey, Colombia mencionada, let's go!

  • @paolosantiago3163
    @paolosantiago3163 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm from the Philippines but I really love Colombia as a whole country hope someday I can both visit and live there somehow. ❤😊

  • @SantiagoArboledaM
    @SantiagoArboledaM 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    MANIZALES MENTIONED!!!! WTF IS A DECENT PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM??? (loved your video)

  • @DavidJaramillo-fd1ec
    @DavidJaramillo-fd1ec 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually was born here in Colombia, not even I can believe the variety of environments you can find, Going in bike trips hits different here

  • @TattooTourism
    @TattooTourism 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Welcome to our country. It’s not logical, it is magical.

  • @henrysaka6402
    @henrysaka6402 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sou brasileiro, e admiro muito a Colômbia! A Colômbia é o pais que mais se parece com o Brasil em muitos aspectos. Um dia vou conhecer esse pais incrível! 🇧🇷🇨🇴

  • @DacoCorrea
    @DacoCorrea 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @thomas316
    @thomas316 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why do people live in the centre of Colombia rather than on the coasts? In most countries population tends to live proximal to the coast because that's where there is the greatest economic opportunity.

    • @daveman90000
      @daveman90000 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Because Colombia being a tropical country, it gets quite hot, oppresingly hot. Bogotá, the capital city, as well as many other cities are situated at a high elevation due to the Andes mountains making them colder cities with great weather all year round.

    • @DetPrep
      @DetPrep 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@daveman90000 Correct, that's the main reason, atlhough there is a secondary one, in the center the city was easier to defend

    • @Inddesign
      @Inddesign 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      because we are crazy people... nah, seriously it is because the andean region has a "nice" climate and the lands surrounding the andes are quite fertile (yup, lots of people live near to volcanoes)
      and lets not forget about politics since viceroyalty times (most of Presidents hail from the andean region).

  • @noone3939
    @noone3939 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kidnapping doubled compared to last year, and crime is higher than in the last 20 years.

  • @null-island
    @null-island 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What part of the country is the footage at 18:20 from?

    • @stevenlee3278
      @stevenlee3278 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta??

    • @david.saldana.r
      @david.saldana.r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      its the mountain range of Providencia Island

    • @andresgilbertoocampogirald8853
      @andresgilbertoocampogirald8853 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Farallones de Cali?

    • @osmarjuniorcantillobarraza7607
      @osmarjuniorcantillobarraza7607 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We have so many mountains and peaks to be honest look same to many others and I'm not sure.