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One of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, Colombia is home to the majority of the world's species. The country also is ethnically diverse, as indigenous Quimbaya, Muisca, Tairona and others met with Spanish colonists and their African slaves from the 15th to 19th centuries, before regaining independence (as the country known today) in 1886.
More recently, 20th-century European and Middle Eastern immigrants have settled in Colombia, despite five decades of ongoing struggles between opposing political ideologies, underwritten by the illicit cocaine trade. In the last decade, however, violence and drug production in Colombia thankfully have decreased sharply.
Colombia is South America's third largest economy, with the second-largest Spanish speaking population (Mexico is the first). Food-wise, the country well known for one of its primary exports: some of the world's finest coffee. Colombian cuisine varies by region, of course, with seafood taking precedence along the Caribbean and Pacific coasts and meats, fruits and grains dominating meals in the higher elevations.
I've researched quite a few recipes, including one traditional Colombia feast from which I'll most likely prepare a few, but not all, recipes tomorrow. We just can't eat that much food!
This is bound to be a delicious week. So, check back tomorrow for dinner #1!
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