A few of us went to a movie this evening - Colombia Magia Salvaje - a documentary about Colombia and the animals that inhabit the vast amount of jungle, plains, rivers and oceans of Colombia. Colombia is a beautiful country. The wild life photography in the movie was amazing - I'm sure it took many years to compile all the footage into this 90-minute movie. The narration was in Spanish but I did understand a few points:
* There are more species of Orchids in the jungles of Colombia than anywhere else on earth;
* There are more species of hummingbirds in Colombia than in all of North America;
* The leopards in the Colombian jungles are bigger than any other in South America;
* There is a species of dolphins that live in the rivers of the Amazon that are completely white;
* There are many species of poisonous frogs and snakes in Colombia;
* The rivers and waterfalls throughout the jungles are amazing
And, of course, the movie did touch on the industrialization and deforestation that is occurring in Colombia. I know that I would have never seen this movie at home - I'm happy that I was able to see it here in Colombia. I also will never pay $1.57 USD to see a movie anywhere else (4600 Colombian Pesos). The movie was really amazing....so glad that our local Bogota consultant told us to see it (we call her Mama Liza because she is always caring about us and taking care of all of us).
My impression of the Colombian people is that they are very proud of their country. And many are very proud of this movie, as they should be!!!
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