Scotland-Colombia (German Alfonso Gonzalez Mora)

Scotland Flag

Scotland is located in Europe, in the British Island, its government: Constitucional Monarchy with HRM Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Scotland has a oficial languages the English , Galelic and Scots, country is part of Commonwealth.

All its politic, economic and militar matters depends of United Kingdom national politics.

Since many centuries, Scotland is a part of the UK, and its tradictions has relation with the kingdom.

Although Scotland has a very own customs and own history

Colombia Flag

Colombia is located in America, in the North of South America, its government is Democracy with president Alvaro Uribe Velez. The official language is Spanish, Colombia is part of many economical organizations in SouthAmerica.

In the Colombia´s History, we can see the evolution between a Spanish dependence until a true democracy of a autonomous state, in this transition, Colombia developed a own culture

CULTURAL ASPECTS:

Scotland has a reputation of having some of the best natural products in the world. Across Scotland and at any time of year, you can enjoy food festivals as well as markets for local products. The variety of food is superb and includes meat such as veal "Aberdeen Angus" or lamb; hunting, such as deer, pheasant, grouse or partridge; fisheries, such as salmon or trout and, of course, seafood, with one of the best oysters and mussels in the world. Whisky is rooted in the deepest roots of the country's culture and always has been linked with the warmth and candidez of the Scots. Previously, when someone called to your door, you had to offer a glass of whiskey, which probably was homemade distillation. That was the way to welcome strangers and acquaintances.

The Colombian food is characterized because this is divided into regions, is very characteristic the bandeja paisa, sancocho or ajiaco, every dish is based on agriculture production in the regions and symbolize good palate around the country. Many of these dishes are based on the evolution socuial the country, good example is the bandeja paisa gastronomic trend that has the indigenous and Spanish conquest; turn ajiaco is most of the time of the Spanish colony

Gastronomy is the essential culture of peoples, this marks their traditions, constumbres, myths and legends, forged in the stomach roots in its history