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Explore the books, quotes, people, places, food and news of Colombia. One country, every corner of ZakGT — gathered here so you never have to hunt.

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Everything about Colombia

7 shelves

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of Colombia

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Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from Colombia

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6 people

Notable People

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of Colombia

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Travel & Places

Provinces, must-see spots & travel tips for Colombia

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News & Updates

The latest announcements from across the ZakGT platform

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Food & Flavors

Dishes, recipes & places to eat across the ZakGT food atlas

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Notable people from Colombia

Gabriel García Márquez

Novelist, journalist, Nobel laureate

He won the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature and defined magical realism with 'One Hundred Years of Solitude.'

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Fernando Botero

Painter and sculptor

He created the globally recognized 'Boterismo' style of exaggerated, voluminous figures in painting and sculpture.

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Policarpa Salavarrieta

Independence heroine and spy

She is Colombia's most revered female independence martyr, executed by the Spanish for spying for the patriot cause.

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Antonio Nariño

Independence leader and journalist

He printed the first Spanish translation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man in New Granada, igniting revolutionary ideas.

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Francisco de Paula Santander

General and statesman, President of the Republic

A key general at the Battle of Boyacá (1819) and first elected President of the Republic of New Granada, he is honored as Colombia's 'Man of Laws' for founding its constitutional tradition.

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Traditional Colombia Wisdom

Refranes colombianos

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of Colombian refranes carried by the people across generations.

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