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[FONT=Calibri]I am sure most of you know that Colombia is geographically divided into many sections, and within each section the language (accent and vocabulary) and culture are very different. The region known as the LLANOS is located on the Eastern plains of Colombia on the border with Venezuela and includes the Departments (States) of Arauca, Casanare, and Meta. I have often heard people refer to this area and the “Wild West” of Colombia. Here LLANEROS (Colombia’s version of American Cowboys or Argentine Gauchos) herd millions of head of cattle. [/FONT][FONT=Calibri]These Colombian cowboys have their own rodeo known as the COLEO. In the Coleo, the cowboys try to flip a cow by grabbing its tail.[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]Here is a link to a picture of a coleo. You can also go to youtube and type in Coleo and try to watch a few videos. They are not great fidelity, but you’ll get the idea.[/FONT][URL="http://tame-arauca.gov.co/apc-aa-files/38383563306633326461336533326134/Coleo_thumb_1.jpg"][FONT=Calibri]http://tame-arauca.gov.co/apc-aa-files/38383563306633326461336533326134/Coleo_thumb_1.jpg[/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Calibri]The music of the Llano is called MUSCIA LLANERA. It is played with a harp (la arpa llanera), the bandola, the cuatro, and maracas. It is very calming music for the most part. You can explore this genre of music by doing any of the following: go to youtube and type in musica llanera and watch a few videos, or you can go to to [/FONT][URL="http://www.llanera.com/"][FONT=Calibri]http://www.llanera.com/[/FONT][/URL][FONT=Calibri] and look for the link to musica llanera to the left of the screen it has a wonderful list. Here is an example of one of my favorite llanera songs. It is by Julio Miranda and is called Egoismo. [/FONT][URL="http://www.llanera.com/player/index.php?ev=1&id=54"][FONT=Calibri]http://www.llanera.com/player/index.php?ev=1&id=54[/FONT][/URL] PS -- I would love to hear feedback on these culture posts to know if you really like them or if I am wasting my time. [FONT=Calibri]Here are more pictures of the llanos. [/FONT][FONT=Calibri][URL="http://www.colarte.arts.co/colarte/conspintores.asp?idartista=7027"]ColArte | El Arte en Colombia | Llanos de Colombia Region[/URL][/FONT]
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One other thing my husband informed me I forgot to mention is that a main food of people in the LLANO comes from an animal called the CHIGIRO. Here is a picture:[url=http://www.zoobaq.org/especieani/chiguiro.php]Chiguiro - Zoolܳgico de Barranquilla[/url] You can get barbequed Chigiro at several BBQ places in Bogot, so have a cultural experience and give it a whirl. I liked it. Also I forgot to mention that the main folk dance in the LLANO is the JOROPO. Here is a video from YOU TUBE that shows Colombians dancing the JOROPO. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gREJzOmIhPI&feature=related]YouTube - joropo araucano[/url]