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March 2012
Country of the month: Colombia

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Republic of Colombia
1,141,748 km2
size in between SA & NT
Bogota
46 million
around twice Australia's population
75% mixed
20% white
4% black
1% indigenous
Peso (1 AUD=1,835 COP)
Juan Manuel Santos
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (writer)
Fernando Botero (painter)
Juanes (singer)
Shakira (singer)
Juan Pablo Montoya (race pilot)
Santiago Botero (cyclist)
Rene Higuita (footballer)
Carlos Valderrama (footballer)
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Presentation

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Topic: The History of the Colombian Coffee
Presenter: Luis Alban
Nationality: Colombia
Occupation: Senior Lecturer (RMIT)
Contact:
E: pres@hispanicsocietyinc.org



Don’t miss out an exciting presentation about the Colombian coffee, its history, attributes and characteristics, which make Colombian coffee the best coffee in the world.

Meal of the month

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Name: Ajiaco
Origin: Bogota
Ingredients: Chicken, onions, bay leaves, potatoes, yellow potatoes, ear corn, guasca, scallions, cilantro, pepper, avocado, capers, sour cream.

Preparation: Cook the yellow potatoes in the casserole with the chicken stock until they start to disintegrate.
Add the bunch of scallions, the bunch of cilantro, the sliced potatoes, the guasca, and the corn. When cooked remove the bunch of cilantro and the bunch of scallions. Serve the chicken on soup bowls and pour the soup into the bowls.
Pour 3 table spoons of cream and 1 table spoon of chopped capers on each bowl. Float the sliced avocado on top.


Entertainment

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Name: Thomas Melgarejo
Speciality: Dance Teacher
Contact: ttp://www.showydance.com/




Thomas was born in Paraguay, and became one of the best known Salsa  performers in Latin America.
He graduated as a fitness instructor in  Argentina and traveled to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela to learn the  Caribbean dance styles.

Thomas is a gifted and talented artist, and for over
two decades has traveled to several countries in Latin America, North America  and Europe, taking his show, charisma and knowledge to dance enthusiasts
worldwide and now he brings his experience to Australia directly from Latin  America 


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