Colombia, South America

Capital – Bogota

Population – 45,239,079

The main two native groups – Tairona and Muisca

Spanish settled Santa Marta in 1525

1538 Bogota was founded

1717 it became the capital

1813 Colombia declared independence from Spain

1819 founded the Republic of Great Colombia. The president was Simon Bolivar.

The country has had to major wars. The first was in 1899-1903 called The War of a Thousand Days. The second was from 1946-1957 known as The Violence.