ANDEAN REGION

this region includes all departments located in the mountainous andes. to the southwest of colombia, in a place known as the node of the grass, in the department of nariño near the border with ecuador, the andes branch into three ranges, western, central and eastern-, that make their way northward forming the valleys of cauca and magdalena river and the rose that is diversified in the north slopes of atlantic, pacific to the west and southeast orinoco and amazon.

being diverse thermal region, has a significant amount of natural beauty, among which include a large number of snow as of huila (5.700metros), tolima (5.600metros), ruiz (5600 meters) and the bureau of herveo (4,000 meters) in the cordillera central, and the snow of cocuy (5600) and the sierra de chita and guican (4,500) in the cordillera central, it is worth noting that this is codillera the sumapaz, the more extensive in the world. the andes also has gaps in the country, la cocha, located in nariño, with an area of ​​60 km2, with 57 tota in boyaca and cundinamarca fúquene km2 with 32 km2 and suesca with 6km2.

the average temperatures of the main cities of this region are: bogota 13.2 degrees, 21.2 medellin, cali 24, 24 bucaramanga, ibague 24, pasto and armenia 13.5 20 degrees.

the 90% of the population of the andean region is inhabited by colombians, and diversified in different villages, as are most unified mestizo, the chibcha, quechua etc..

in general the andean region is very rich in economic diversity because it has funds in agriculture, livestock, mining and industries, is the vital part of the colombian economy.

Folklore Material

CRAFTS : The most important handicrafts is housing, one that has traditional character is one that can be considered as folk , divide and culturada native or indigenous ( mestizo or mulatto ) .

HOUSE acculturated

The native dwelling , used since time immemorial by our indigenous , today remains virtually unchanged . Thus, the house of the Paez Indians are ranches of one or two pieces, thatched walls of logs stuck in the ground with corn dry reeds in the intervals , a single door with no windows and fireplace inside, the beds are bear leather or beef .

In the current mixed housing predominantly hispanic model called " colonial " urban and rural , although current fields ranch is more of mud and straw pizada wall , a set of four trodden earth walls ( walls ) with a single door and a window at best, hip roofed and gabled thatched esparto, palm, wheat chaff rustic tile or wood.

As for hand craftsmanship , are distinguished by their sweets in general and artistic sweets or sitoplastia , towns like Chapel Chiquinquirá and Boyaca , and Buga in Valle del Cauca for his work with the weakling . They also emphasize stocks and Chitaga Vélez , Santander , for its sweets in general. The figures modeled in artistic sweets are usually a graceful simplicity that surprises with its childlike simplicity ; develop religious and sentimental figures of virgins and saints of the Catholic religion , angels , doves , flowers and all grounds of fauna and flora .

Food and Drink

The more power across the country characterized which is corresponding to the zone of Antioquia and the great Caldas very traditional gastronomic tastes , its people have become mountaineer dish , made with beans cargo ( red ) accompanied by white rice , ground beef , pork , chorizo ​​or sausage , fried egg , avocado , slices of ripe banana , plantains and corn arepa peeled , in the most famous food of the region , known throughout the country as paisa tray .