Colombia factsheet for adoption travel

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What You Need to Know

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Country name:

long form: Republic of Colombia
short form: Colombia
local short form: Colombia
local long form: Republica de Colombia

What the people are called:

noun, singular: Colombian
noun, plural: Colombians
adjective: Colombian

Ethnic groups:

Mestizo (58%), white (20%), mulatto (14%), black (4%), mixed black-Amerindian (3%), Amerindian (1%).

U.S. Embassy

Embassy of the United States of America
Calle 22D-bis, No 47-51
Santa Fe de Bogotá, DC, Columbia

Tel: (57) 1-315-0811
Fax:(57) 1-315-2197

Web site: http://bogota.usembassy.gov/

Canadian Embassy

Canadian Embassy
Carrera 7, No 115-33
14th Floor
Santa Fe de Bogotá, DC, Columbia

Tel: (57) 1-657-9800
Fax:(57) 1-657-9912

Web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/colombia/

Money:

1 Colombian Peso (peso) = 100 centavos
(currency conversion)

Time Zone:

GMT -5 (What's GMT?)

Phone/Internet info:

Country Area Code: 57

Internet cafes exist in the major cities.

Mobile phone coverage varies, but is available (GSM 900 and 1800 networks). International calling cards also provide a way to contact (calling to or from the U.S.). You may want to consider renting a compatible phone and service plan.

Major languages spoken:

Spanish

Alphabet:

The written language is similar to English but with a few nuances: See it here.

Major holidays:

Public holidays 2004

Jan 01 - New Year's Day
Jan 06* - Epiphany
Mar 19* - St Joseph's Day
Apr 08 - Maundy Thursday
Apr 09 - Good Friday
May 01 - Labor Day
May 20* - Ascension
Jun 10* - Corpus Christi
Jun 18* - Sagrado Corazon (Sacred Heart)
Jun 29* - Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Jul 20 - Independence Day
Aug 07 - Battle of Boyacá
Aug 15* - Assumption
Oct 12* - Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Nov 01* - All Saints' Day
Nov 11* - Independence of Cartagena City
Dec 08 - Immaculate Conception
Dec 25 - Christmas Day

* When they do not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed on the following Monday.

Common names:

• Behind the Name: Spanish Name.
• 20,000 Names From Around the World: Spanish Names
  Girls' Names
  Boys' Names

~Nancy Ashe

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