63000 square kilometers. almost 7 million people live here, almost the dame amount than in the capital city. The capital is Medellín, the second biggest and most important city in Colombia.
The climate:
The location and the western and central mountain ranges (to learn more about relief check out this blog post) make the climate as it is. Depending mostly on the height, the climate can get very hot (lowlands in Urabá) or very cold (páramo of Sonsón). Another important fact that could change the climate is the vegetation. The more thick it is the more humid it gets.
Important Cities:
The number at the right of the name is the population of the city.
- Medellín (2.464.323)
- Bello (455.865 )
- Itagüí (267.851)
- Envigado (222.455)
- Apartadó (178.257)
- Turbo (159.268)
- Rionegro (120.249)
- Caucasia (112.168)
- Caldas (77.847)
- Chigorodó (76.202)
Antioquia is the second richest department in Colombia with 15% of the total GDP of the whole country. It is the department with most exportation, even in 2005 Antioquia has the 25% of the countries exportation. Today the department has important sectors of technology like software developing. The agriculture plays also an important role. It produces lots of coffee and banana.
Culture:
Because Antioquia is surrounded by mountains it was isolated through the colonial time, this gave Antioquia a unique personality represented by his culture. In another blog post, I will tell you more about the paisas, the people that live in Antioquia famous for his love to their land and hard work.
Food:
One of the most important plates in Colombia comes from Antioquia. It is called, "La Bandeja Paisa"wich translated would be "the paisa tray". It has red beans, meat, arepa (some kind of colombian mais bread), chorizo (some kind of colombian sausage), egg and avocado. It is really big but tasty, I would recomend it to you. Some other plates are the sancocho, a soup, the mazamorra, a dessert or the empanda, an appetizer.
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One of the most important plates in Colombia comes from Antioquia. It is called, "La Bandeja Paisa"wich translated would be "the paisa tray". It has red beans, meat, arepa (some kind of colombian mais bread), chorizo (some kind of colombian sausage), egg and avocado. It is really big but tasty, I would recomend it to you. Some other plates are the sancocho, a soup, the mazamorra, a dessert or the empanda, an appetizer.
Well, that was today's post, if you want more follow the blog on twitter or like it on facebook. You can also support the blog via patreon.com here. (why does colombia4u need support?).
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