People of Colombia

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-05-2014, 03:14 AM

I'm in Colombia throughout this month on holiday, and shall post lots more photos later on. But for now, there are constant reports about the success of Colombian cyclists in the Pamplona Tour.

Nairo Quintana

Rigoberto Uran

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-10-2014, 12:47 AM

Some photos from regional TV channels I've been following while here - Canal Capital (Bogota) and Canal Cartagena (Cartagena, Caribbean Coast).

Canal Capital

Canal Cartagena

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-10-2014, 01:00 AM

Another channel - Canal Vallenato, dedicated entirely to Colombia's main traditional dance:

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-18-2014, 04:53 PM

Three more Colombian sportspeople: http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...bian-sportsmen

And let's not forget one of the world's leading Formula One racers, Juan Pablo Montoya

Another cyclist - Mariana Pajon

Given that his photo seems to have been lost, here is Nairo Quintana again

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-23-2014, 07:51 PM

Here is the Gimnasio Moderno, an expensive private school in Bogota near the place where I am staying at the moment (I'd prefer for the photos to be larger, but even so):

**B01AB20** · 09-23-2014, 07:55 PM

what accent is harder for you to understand, the spanish or the colombian accent?

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-23-2014, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by B01AB20

what accent is harder for you to understand, the spanish or the colombian accent?

It depends on which Spanish accents and which Colombian accents you mean. People from Madrid, Bogota and the surrounding regions of both cities are usually fine. Andalusians, Canarians and people from the Caribbean Coast are out.

**B01AB20** · 09-23-2014, 08:00 PM

well, I was refering to the main/standard accent of each country, and I asked because they say colombian is the most neutral accent in spanish.

**Tooting Carmen** · 09-23-2014, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by B01AB20

well, I was refering to the main/standard accent of each country, and I asked because they say colombian is the most neutral accent in spanish.

The accent of Bogota, Cundinamarca and Boyaca is as clear as you can get, yes. But not all Colombians speak like that.

**Tooting Carmen** · 10-02-2014, 11:12 PM

As you can see, Colombians are extremely varied, but insofar as there is an 'average' look at all, it'd be more-or-less like Mestizo footballer James Rodriguez:

And here is a thread I made about popular singer Fanny Lu http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...inger-Fanny-Lu