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The total size of Colombia is 2,070,408 km, a large territory with borders in regions like the Amazon, the Andean ranges, the Pacific Ocean, Central America and the Caribbean Sea. With such territory, Colombia is a must between north and south of the Americas. For this reason has many entries, but we can identify in particular twelve, some of them to develop, improve and others to admire others. "
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl, and the square of the city is pure gold, transparent as crystal

" (Rev. 21, 21). Here they are:

By Al Rodas Leticia, Amazonas pearl

Leticia by thiago .

The southernmost city of Colombia is Leticia, the capital of Amazonas Department . Located in the middle of three countries: Colombia, Peru and Brazil and it is said that its streets are among the three South American nations. There is no road from the interior to the city of Leticia, but there are frequent flights to the capital which is located at 1085 miles. Besides the fascination of the jungle and its wonders, the town is also famous for what he has to offer as ethnographic center in Bank Museum of the Republic. Leticia is a river port of the Amazon River. The next great center that connects to Leticia from Colombia is Manaus, Brazil to the west.

2. Ipiales door, the pearl of the Andes.

Santuario de las Lajas

, Ipiales by Roberto SNXD

The entrance to Colombia for its southeast is in Ipiales

Nariño, right on the Pan-American highway with easy access between Quito and Bogota. Ipiales is a modern city one of the most important centers of the region. It is located 87 miles southwest of Pasto and is at an altitude of 2898 meters above sea level with an average temperature of 11 º C. Ipiales is where the Shrine Las Lajas, one of the most visited national treasures. This is a Catholic shrine built into the abyss of a cannon.

3. The door of Tumaco, Pearl South Pacific

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Tumaco.
The second Colombian port on the Ocean Tumaco Pacific and we are still in the department of Nariño. The port city is located in the Bay of Tumaco and facing the archipelago of the same name. Morro is where the island is the port of Tumaco and the name relates to the Inca Empire as the tribe of Tumaco say descendants of an ancient Peruvian migration to that region. The city is 300 kilometers from Pasto to temperatures of 26 º C.

4. The door of Buenaventura, the pearl of the Pacific

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Buenaventura.

The first port of Colombia on the Pacific is the city of Buenaventura in the department of Valle del Causa, halfway between Panama and Ecuador. Buenaventura is located 120 km west of Cali and is one of the most important centers of the national economy in terms of exports and imports in question. About two thousand trucks entering and leaving the city every day moving tons of cargo. Despite its importance, the city expects more investment for local development and attention to a large population of 300 000 inhabitants.

5. Darien door, pearl of the Americas

Atrato River crossing the Darien jungle, by Cisnecito .

Next door is closed: the ecological treasure of the Darien jungle that lies between Colombia and Panama and interrupts the continental dream of uniting the Americas with a continuous road. The road symbolizes the unity of the two continents and begins with the Inter-American Highway from Alaska to Panama and then from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina and Chile. But the proposed development of a road project as dimension that crosses the forest is a large response from defenders of ecology, even in this time when the global warming issue is on the agenda of countries. Environmentalists rightly states that such a project could destroy the delicate balance of the ecosystem to endanger the life of plant and animal species unique to the area. At the same time, a road between Panama and Colombia would direct connection between Central American countries with stronger economies such as the South Americans contribute to their own development. The door is closed, but the discussion is open.

6. The door of Cartagena de Indias, the pearl of the Caribbean

The Wall of Cartagena de Indias by
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Cartagena de Indias is one of most popular not only in Colombia but in the Caribbean Sea. Cruises are a must in the old colonial port with its walls built during the colonial time to defend it from pirate attacks. Entoces The city was one of the largest ports in the Americas and keep a long history legends, ancient balconies, palaces, churches and beaches that attract everyone.

7. The door of Barranquilla, the Golden Gate of Colombia

Castillo Salgar, Barranquilla

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The first port of Colombia is in the Caribbean Sea and is the privilege of Barranquilla, a city with a more recent history. It is the largest door of Colombia and a city with a promising economy being a river port and maritime (Puerto Colombia). During the first part of the twentieth century, Barranquilla was the second largest urban center of Colombia and now is one of the key centers in the country's development.

8. Maicao door, the pearl of the Guajira

The mosque of Maicao by Tato

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As one of the most northerly of the South American Maicao, which became another key site of the national economy. A city born of the desert, built by traders, the door to Venezuela and a central point of the migration of Arabs in Colombia. The second largest mosque in South America is in Maicao and the city is among the Wayuu territory, a people who live between Colombia and Venezuela under the two nationalities, because they were already a nation long before the two republics were constitituidas .

9. The door of San Andres, Sea Pearl

San Andres Island Savilac

As the northernmost Colombia, the department

Archipelago of San Andres and Providencia

shock causes the country hands with countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Cartagena, San Andrés is a must for cruise ships come to admire the beauty of the islands.

10. The door of Cúcuta, the Pearl of the Orient

A shopping mall in Cúcuta by

SLRooki . Door to Venezuela's Cucuta, capital of Norte de Santander department, in one of the most active frontiers in South America. Cúcuta is halfway between Bogota and Caracas and is a growing city of nearly 800 thousand inhabitants making it one of the largest cities in the country. It is located 625 kilometers northeast of Bogota. Cúcuta gold has a place in history as the site of the famous "Constitution of Cúcuta" of August 30, 1821 that created the Republic of Gran Colombia (Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador).

11. The door of Arauca, the pearl of the Llanos

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Arauca.

Another rapidly growing city is Arauca, the capital of the department Arauca, also on the border with Venezuela. The city is the center of the oil region of Colombia and the Llanos Orientales. The attraction for the oil economies made the city became one of the most contested of internal migration reaching 100 thousand inhabitants.

12. The door of Bogota, the pearl of the Republic

ElDorado Airport, Bogota by Andres Colmenares .

course the other big door is the capital of the Republic, with one of the largest airports in South America. Close 1800 people come each month to Bogota from abroad by air and by land 200 a month, according to reports from the Civil Areonáutica (pdf) 2003, but these numbers should be higher today due to increased homeland security and promotion.

According to this list nuestas we can make some observations. We can say that Colombia has the following doors with the following countries:

1. One to Brazil and Peru: Leticia.
2. A Ecuador: Ipiales.

3. Two to the Pacific Ocean: Tumaco and Buenaventura.

4. A to Panama: The Darien jungle, closed. 5. Three doors to the Sea Caribe: Cartagena de Indias, Barranquilla and San Andrés.