** Eunectes murinus, the green anaconda, the largest species, is found east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and on the island of Trinidad.

* 1948 – In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.

* 1538 – Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

* 1989 – Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.

The Cinque Ports did indeed later founder off the coast of what is present-day Colombia.

The brew, first described academically in the early 1950s by Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, who found it employed for divinatory and healing purposes by the native peoples of Amazonian Colombia, is known by a number of different names ( see below ).

Ayahuasca is the Hispanicized spelling of a word in the Quechua languages, which are spoken in the Andean states of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia.

About 15 % of the population is foreign, most of them immigrants from Argentina, Ecuador, and Colombia who have arrived in the previous 10 years.

The Politics of Colombia take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Colombia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Colombia.

Colombia ’ s mobile market is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the country.

Transport in Colombia is regulated by the Ministry of Transport.

It is also one of the oldest standing bridges in Colombia.

The security of the highways in Colombia is managed by the Highway Police unit of the Colombian National Police.

Colombia is crossed by the Panamerican Highway.

In 1549, the institution of the Audiencia in Santa Fe de Bogotá gave that city the status of capital of New Granada, which comprised in large part what is now territory of Colombia.

In 1969, Colombia formed what is now the Andean Community along with Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru ( Venezuela joined in 1973, and Chile left in 1976 ).

Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.

Defense treaties to which Colombia is a party include the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance of 1947 ( the Rio Treaty ).

Colombia is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the United States-military ( as covered under Article 98 ).

It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, the North Pacific Ocean to the west, and Colombia to the south-east.

A fossil toad ( specimen UCMP 41159 ) from the La Venta fauna of the late Miocene of Colombia is indistinguishable from modern cane toads from northern South America.

Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (; born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta, Colombia ), also known as El Pibe (" The Kid ") is a former Colombian football player.

, two years after its implementation began, the security situation of inside Colombia has shown some measure of an improvement and the economy, while still fragile, has also shown some positive signs according to observers, but relatively little has yet to have been accomplished in structurally solving most of the country's other grave problems, possibly in part due to legislative and political conflicts between the administration and the Colombian Congress ( including those over the controversial project to eventually re-elect Uribe ), and a relative lack of freely allocated funds and credits.

The Pickelhaube is still part of the parade / ceremonial uniform of the Life Guards ( Swedish Army ); the Portuguese National Republican Guard ; the Military Academies of Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and the Military College of Bolivia ; the Chilean Army Central Band and Army School Band ; and the Colombian Presidential Guard Battalion and National Police.

He said Colombia was still in a fight " against terrorist actions " but was open to reconciliation.

He also said that he would learn from the mistakes of previous leaders, who failed to secure a lasting ceasefire with FARC, though the military would still continue operations throughout Colombia while talks continued.

Relatives of the Antiguan Arawaks and Caribs still live in various countries in South America, notably Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia.

The old use of the word is still alive in Colombia, where ir de rumba means to go out at night.

In Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and the Philippines the US letter format is still in common use, despite their official adoption of the ISO standard.

Despite these restrictions, it is still possible to trace the history of Colombia present references to the ancient language of the Basques.

While some applied for asylum, others are still illegal, and the drugs that pass from Colombia through Ecuador to other parts of South America create economic and social problems.

The first known settlements on the bay were those of the Goajiros, who still are present in large numbers, but have re-settled in the western boundary area with Colombia.

Today Tupi languages are still heard in Brazil ( states of Maranhão, Pará, Amapá, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo ) as well as in French Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

Only in a small number of towns and villages in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and in Costa Rica, is it still prepared.

Both shows are incredibly enduring as they still are constantly re-run, and have won back some of their popularity in several countries such as Colombia, where it has aired in competition with The Simpsons ( which has a character based on him ).

In Colombia Donut Factory had been its local rival, although Dunkin ' still is preferred and has encouraged this desire by adapting their donut selection to local tastes.

It is still unclear what role if any Gottlieb had with other MKULTRA scientists such as Dr. Ewen Cameron of McGill University in Montreal, or to what extent he was involved with hospitals, institutions or universities receiving grants and money from MKULTRA, such as Colombia University's Human Ecology department which was created largely out of MKULTRA grants, though evidence seems to be pointing to his heavy involvement and interaction.

Under the name Tresillo, it survived in parts of Spain during the nineteenth century, as Voltarete in Portugal and Brazil, as Rocambor in countries such as Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia in the twentieth century, and it is still played as L ’ Hombre in Denmark, mostly in Jutland and on the island of Funen, where it is organized by the L ' Hombre Union.

The province was officially established on May 26, 1849, when Panama was still part of Colombia.

Domingo was first recruited to be a member of a secret CIA-run anti-drug operation in Colombia in Clear and Present Danger, while he was still a staff sergeant ( E-6 ) in the U. S. Army.

Despite reaching a deal with US prosecutors, Chiquita Brands International still may have to face criminal charges in Colombia, which could even include the extradition of some of its current and former board members.

In India, South East Asia, Armenia, the Middle East, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, other Latin American countries, and in eastern European countries ( such as Romania ), Cartoon Network still airs Tom and Jerry cartoons every day.

In 1972 Galán was appointed Ambassador of Colombia in Italy and later in 1974 while still ambassador, was appointed Colombian representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ).

It is, however, still produced in Colombia by the Sofasa conglomerate for the South American market.

In 2009 this species was split into two species, the Eastern Mountain Coati ( N. meridensis ) from Venezuela, and the Western Mountain Coati ( N. olivacea, with subspecies quitensis ) from Colombia, Ecuador and perhaps far northern Peru ( still unconfirmed ).

This left guest nation Colombia at the bottom of the table heading into the final matchday, but with the format of the tournament all the teams were still alive.