ORAL PRESENTATION

Oral presentation

      Silvana: Hello!! Good morning dear viewers and audience, welcome to my tv show TRAVELIND AROUND COLOMBIA!

Today we will have very special guests who will come to talk us about the beautiful Orinoco, Andean and Amazon region!

With us David, He comes from Villavicencio; he comes to talk us about the Orinoco, also Luisa! She Comes directly from Leticia and she about the Amazon region and Carlos from Manizales about the Andean region.

Applause for them!

Well let´s begin!

      Silvana: 1) what does special characteristics have your the region?

David: in Orinoco, you may to know a particular subculture that have the Colombian cowboy, there are may enjoy of music and its foods and also, you may rest in with its beautiful plains.

Luisa: The Amazon territory is flat and jungle, its climate is tropical and humid, with greatand mighty rivers suitable for navigation and numerous natural species both animal and vegetable. Its inhabitants are mostly indians. The departments that make up this region are Caquetá, Guainia, Vaupés, Guaviare, Amazon and Putumayo.

Carlos: The region Andean Colombian is comprised of the departments: Caldas, Risaralda. Quindío and Antioquia. The Andean region is characterized by being surrounded by mountains, with many beautiful landscapes. Its climate is temperate and cold

      Silvana: .2) what is the food more representative? (SM)

David:  the food more representative is the mamona that is veal llanera, the veal is a little cow. Also there are you may drink Atol and Guarulo, also there are cachama roasted and sancocho that is called hervivioro.

Luisa: The stew with fish and fruits like white pineapple, the badea, cherry.2. The chicken stew and beef stew 3. Fish, supplementes with cassava, banana and exotic fruits

Carlos:   In this region is usually eat.

Coffee and its derivatives, tamales, corn bread, beans, heated corn porridge with brown sugar, the sugar water with cheese, corn bread with cheese, donuts with custard, the corn bread choclo, and the famous BANDEJA PAISA with (rice, fried plantains , avocado, egg, sausage, ground beef and pork rinds).

      Silvana:  3) What do places there for to the tourists? (SM)

David:  the Orinoco is subdivided into five natural regions that area.

Piedemonte llanero, plain of meta, plain of Guaviare, marshes of Arauca, serrania of Macarena.

May be found at these sites, lakes, rivers crystalline, mountain and lasdscapes are excellent.

Luisa: The Amazon region is ideal for ecoturism, has nine nature park (LM) Nukak, Puinawai, Tuparre, Tinigua, Amacayacu, rio puré, Cahuinarí, La paya and Yaigojé. This is a place for pleasure. Lovers of adventure has diferrent activities to do like climbing trees, walking in the fores, practice canopy, navigable the Amazon river and enjoy the wildlife. There are many animals. Diferrent kinds of snakes, frogs, spiders, monkeys, birdsand, jaguars and pink dolphins.

Carlos: In the coffee region, we can go to:

Ø  SALENTO - Colombia craft village

Ø  THERMAL - "Natural Spa for different activities for relaxation and pampering.

Ø  COCORA VALLEY. - Right place for fishing and natural baths.

Ø  THE RUIZ NEVADO- is one of the volcanoes of the Andes mountain range. Is a very good experience to visit.

Ø   NATIONAL COFFEE PARK. - It is located in the Town of Black Mountain; in this park we can see all the wonders of coffee.

Ø  PANACA. -in this park in the coffee can interact with the beauty of the countryside.

In the department of Antioquia can go to:

Ø  SANTA FE DE ANTIOQUIA. Colonial is a jewel of Antioquia, is famous for its cobblestone streets and its warm climate.

Ø  GUATAPE. This site is very famous for the museum Peñol

Ø  SANTA ELENA-is characterized by beautiful landscapes and flower crops.

Ø  MEDELLIN. City of eternal spring, we can find, the botanical garden, the wishes park , the barefoot park, park explore, Antioquia museum,  the lights park. Also has transports system such as metro and cable cars

The Andean region is a region that can  not be missed.

      Silvana:  4) What is de cultural festival of your region?

David:

in January the water festival

in march, the festival of san isidro

may the festival of the cachama

cattle fair in July

horse fair in august

in octuber the festival return

bullfighting festival in December

Luisa: Carnivals and festivals in the Amazon region are:  

·         Folk music festival Amazonian the golden Pirarucú, celebrated November 28

·         Carnival of Mocoa, celebrated on December

·         Settler gold Festival, held in a diferrent city every December in Amazon, Caquetá or Putumayo

·         Folk Festival San Pedro in Caquetá, celebrated on July between 26 and 29

Carlos:  in this region are held several festivals such as:

Ø  The Carnival of the devil, in Rio sucio Caldas, is celebrated in the month of January.

Ø  Manizales Fair, which is celebrated in the month of January in the Manizales  City

Ø  The Flower Fair, celebrated in the Medellin city in the August.

      Silvana : 5) What is the economic activities of your region?

David: in the Orinoco region, the most important economic activity is livestock

Luisa: Items made in this region are handicrafts, mabe by native with designs that satand out for seeds, bark tree, feathers, hemp, scales of Pirarucú and other items of the jungle

Carlos: The Andean region has rich earth where they grow variety of products such as coffee, sugar cane, corn, wheat, fruits, flowers, also engaged in cattle and mining

      Silvana: 6) What kind of music is typical of your region?

David: in Orinoco, the music is the joropo, which is enlivened by two instruments, a small guitar called caurto and the harp

Luisa: The music of the Amazon region is closer to the neighboring countries or Perú and Brazil stans out rhythms as Carimbó, Samba, Tangarana, Andean Cumbia called Chibcha and Andean Merengue.

Carlos: the tipical music of the  Andean Region  is Bambuco, Torbellino, Guabina, Pasillo, Bunde, Sanjuanero, Danza, tangos, boleros and mariachis

      Silvana: 7) There are places to stay?

David:  the Orinoco is becoming a very important tourist destination, and for this reason, all plain is full of farms and ranches, where touristic can live as true llanero.

Luisa: in the Amazon region has a variety of place to stay and enjoy the scenery

Carlos: Throughout the Andean region can find a variety of hotels at very good prices and good service

      Silvana: 8) What kind of transport there are for this region?

David:  we can ride in the Orinoco by plane, jeep, ATV or horseback. The Orinoco has areas of difficult access for heavy vehicles that need

Luisa: The cities of Mocoa, San José del Guaviare and Florence are connected by land with the rest of the country. For other places the transporter is air or for the river.

Carlos: this area of ​​the country can be reached by air and land. Good roads and airports posse. In Medellin, we find the metro, metro plus, and the cable car

Silvana: thank you so much dear guests for telling us about these beautiful places! all de us should visit these places!

Colombia is country of beautiful ladies an places, delicious food and friendly people! In the next program we will have guests of Caribbean and pacific region!

Until next time1

BYE BYE DEAR AUDIENCE!