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What is life like in Colombia?

Join Luciana as she introduces her family and tells us about her life in Colombia.

Exploring Colombia with Luciana

Where is Colombia?

Colombia is a country in South America where the people speak Spanish.

Here are some key phrases Luciana uses to describe where she lives:

SpanishEnglish
I live in Colombia
family
the countryside
my garden

Food in Colombia

Luciana鈥檚 family grow lots of fruit in the garden, which is typical in the countryside as there鈥檚 plenty of space.

Her breakfast () is made up of all different fruits, as well as eggs () and a traditional , which is bread made with cheese and cassava flour.

Can you remember any of the fruits that grow in the garden?

SpanishEnglish
fruit
apples
lemons
feijoas
small oranges

Exploring Tabio

Tabio is a small town outside Bogot谩, the capital of Colombia that Luciana likes to visit.

Just like many small towns across Spain and South America, there is normally a church, a central square with restaurants and shops and government buildings.

Luciana likes visiting the craft shops, where traditional Colombian crafts are sold.

She enjoys looking at the crafts to get ideas about what to make at home.

Hobbies

As well as visiting the local towns and creating art, Luciana also likes to practise her dancing.

Traditional Colombian dancing is very popular and part of the culture.

Colombian dancing is normally performed in brightly coloured costumes and involves lots of percussion.

Cumbia is one of Luciana鈥檚 favourite dance styles - it brings together African, Spanish and native style instruments and rhythms.

Can you remember some of the key vocabulary about hobbies?

SpanishEnglish
art
crafts
to dance
to sing
music
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