40+ Interesting Facts About Colombia
Colombia is a transcontinental country with its major part in South America. A few of its small islands are in North America. Colombia is the only country in South America with a coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia is the highest coastal mountain range in the world. A study finds that this mountain range has moved 2,200 km in the last 170 million years. ( Source ) The orchid is the national flower of Colombia, and the country also contains the highest number of orchids in the world. There are around 4,000 orchid species in Colombia, including 1,500 endemic species. ( Source ) Colombia is the biggest producer of emeralds in the world. It also provides more than 50% of emeralds in the international market. The concept of ciclavia started in the Colombian capital Bogota in 1978. The city transforms 120 km of the highway into a bicycle route on Sundays from 7 AM to 2 PM. It is also the largest street cycle