Things you have to know about my Colombia…

As many of you may know, my beautiful country is facing a big problem with guerillas and drugs, one study said that 80% of the market of cocaine in the word belongs to Colombian drug dealers… too bad, but good marketing strategy tough… Here are some interesting things that I want to share with all of you, and next time you think about Colombia you’ll have something nice to think about:
• Amphibians #1 in the world with 583 species
• Advises 5 countries in aerial security matters. Among the top ten in air security in the world.
• Banana: #3 producer in the world
• Best Spanish: Colombians speak the best Spanish in all Latin America.
• Biodiversity #3 in the world, #1 per square meter.
• Butterflies #2 in number of species in the world.
• Birds #1 in number of species in the world, holds 20% of bird species in the world.
• Botero: One of the most prestigious artists in the world.
• Coffee- Third largest producer and one of the most recognized brands in the world.
• Emeralds #1 in the world
• Flowers #1 in the world
• Frogs #1 in the world
• Most important gold museum in the world.
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Nobel Prize Laureate – World record in sales of a book.
• Health: Fourth country in the world in terms of investments in health as a percentage of GDP
• Human bones #1 exporter in the world.
• Jungle in the Amazons, the lung of the world.
• Kogis - oldest Indian tribe in the planet.
• Largest gold deposits in South America.
• Largest peace march in the history of humanity (11 million people)
• Longest coast on the Caribbean
• Mammals: Fouth in species - 456 species.
• NASA´s Neurociences director: Rodolfo Llinas
• Nickel Fourth producer in the world.
• Oil estimated 37 billion barrels potential reserves
• Orchids - largest number of species – 3500 types (Priciest Exotic Flower in the World)
• Palm oil: 4th largest production and #1 in variety.
• Plants: #2 in the world
• Potatoes: #1 in Latin America
• Raspberries: Second largest producer in the world.
• Reptiles: #3 in species
• Refractive Surgery: #1 in the world.
• Shakira: #1 in Latin Billboard (#6 in US).
• Sugar: world leader in productivity.
• Universities of the highest caliber in Latin America. 88% Literacy rate.
• Vaccine against malaria discovered by Manuel Elkin Patarroyo.
• Water – Fourth producer in the world, 4,500 basins; 1,200 rives; 1,600 lakes and 1,900 swamps.
If you want to see more! Check this website : http://www.yocreoencolombia.com/en/colombia/