culture in colombia

Example of Colombian folk dance.The culture of Colombia is the product of the racial mixture of native Americans, of European whites, especially coming from Spain, and the black Africans brought by the conquerors.The result of the mixture was a multi-ethnic country with cultures and different features according to each region. The Andean Region is dominated by indigenous and European heritage while the Caribbean Region is characterized by indigenous and African, and to a lesser extent European mix. The region that overlooks the Pacific Ocean is characterized by pure black and indigenous cultures.According to statistics, Colombia has 87 indigenous peoples that use any of the 64 native languages. On the other hand, it has several million inhabitants, Afro-Colombian, more than 30 million whites and mestizos, twelve thousand Gypsies, and a large number of immigrants from different places. Without a doubt, we could talk about a melting pot of races getting to live in harmony with respect for ancestral traditions.Map of the cultural areas of Colombia.De diversity in Colombia, we can say that in some places it is losing by not being respected. This complex mixture finds its expression not only in Colombian cuisine, traditions and crafts, but also in their arts from architecture, painting and sculpture to literature, cinema and photography, through music, dance and theatre.Colombia is home to more than 87 indigenous peoples who use 64 native languages from 22 linguistic families; also, several million Afro-Colombians; more than 30 million Métis; of 12 thousand Gypsies and nuclei of immigrants in different regions. In the archipelago of San Andres and Providencia, mostly raizal population speaks Ingles.como result of geographical isolation and difficulty of access between different regions of the country, very distinctive and diverse subregions were developed with the passage of time culturally. Due to the great diversity, it is difficult to group the different subcultures of the country, but they can be considered roughly the most representative.Coastal, located on the Caribe.Paisas coast of Antioquia, the Eje Cafetero, North of the Valle del Cauca and North of the Tolima.Llaneros, belonging to the llanos of the Orinoco and which share border with Venezuela.Santandereanos, belonging to the region Andina Santander and North of Santander.Vallunos, belonging to the Andean region of the Valley of the peaceful Caucaregion, belonging to the Pacific coast, with indigenous populations and Afro.Tolima, belonging to the great Tolima (Tolima and Huila).Nariño, belonging to the Andean region in the Department of Narino bordering Ecuador.amazonicos, belonging to the jungles of the southwest of the country.Sanandresanos, belonging to the Department of the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.Cundiboyacenses, located in the interior of the country in the Cundiboyacense.Bogotanos Highlands, cops or rolos, Bogota.ya from pre-Columbian times are the first manifestations of the Colombian culture, which remains of the cultures (ceramics, glassware, figurines) Muisca, Quimbaya (Goldsmith), creator of a treasure of funeral character that is preserved in the Museum of gold in Bogota, and Tayrona with their large villages, farming terraces, stairways, among others, located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.