Awareness about cocaine's ecocide in Colombia
Surprising Colombia: Well located
Gateway
- It is located in the middle of the Western hemisphere, on the northern coast of the South American continent.
- Colombia’s Caribbean coast is closer to Miami than Miami is to New York.
Big and strong
- Colombia is the size of France and Spain.
- Its 41-million residents make it the third most populous country in Latin America.
Varied geography
- Colombia is the only country in South America to have both a Pacific and Caribbean coast.
- The rugged Andes Mountains form a geographic spine that divides the country from north to south.
- To the west and east of the Andes there are fertile plains where 95% of the population lives and works.
- More than 70% of Colombians live in just 10 cities.
- The eastern and southern portions of the country are covered with the dense and tropical Amazon jungle, one of the world’s most valuable natural resources.
