Andean Condor
The Andean condor has a wingspan stretching nearly ten feet, making it one of the largest flying birds on Earth, and it soars on wind currents high above Colombia's mountain ranges.
Flag of Colombia
Field Report
Colombia is a country in the northwestern corner of South America, sharing borders with Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama, and it is home to about 52 million people who speak Spanish. The land stretches from snow-capped Andes mountains down through grassy plains and all the way into thick Amazon rainforest, which means people in different parts of Colombia live in very different worlds. It is a place full of color, music, and history, and God loves every one of its people.
From the Field Notebook
Andean Condor
The Andean condor has a wingspan stretching nearly ten feet, making it one of the largest flying birds on Earth, and it soars on wind currents high above Colombia's mountain ranges.
Poison Dart Frog
Colombia's tiny poison dart frogs wear brilliant colors of red, blue, and gold as a warning to predators, and indigenous peoples once used their skin secretions to tip hunting darts.
Pink River Dolphin
The Amazon river dolphin, found in Colombia's jungle rivers, is born gray and slowly turns pink as it ages, navigating murky waters using echolocation instead of eyesight.
Bandeja Paisa
This hearty platter piles red beans, white rice, ground beef, a fried egg, chicharrón, plantain, and avocado all onto one plate, and it is considered the proudest dish of the Antioquia region.
Arepas
Arepas are round, flat cakes made from ground corn that Colombian families eat at almost any meal, grilled or toasted and sometimes stuffed with cheese or eggs.
Aguapanela
Made by dissolving a block of raw cane sugar into hot water, aguapanela is a warm, sweet drink that Colombian children and adults alike sip on cool mountain mornings.
Colombia is the only country in South America that has coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea at the same time.
More species of birds have been counted in Colombia than in any other country on Earth, with over 1,900 species recorded by ornithologists.
The city of Bogotá sits so high in the Andes Mountains — about 8,600 feet above sea level — that visitors from lower altitudes often feel short of breath just walking around.
Colombia produces more emeralds than any other country in the world, supplying roughly half of all the emeralds sold globally each year.
Spanish explorer Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded Bogotá in 1538, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded cities in all of the Americas.
Daily Life
78
Years life expectancy
95%
Can read and write
105%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Colombia is home to 120 distinct people groups — 15 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
Most Colombia's people follow Christianity (93.3%). Evangelical Christians make up about 10.8% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Deaf
151,000 people
Prayer Journal
Tick each one as you pray. God hears every word.
Kogi
21,000 people
Wiwa
19,000 people
Embera-Catio de Alto Andagueda
9,000 people
Embera-Baudo
6,900 people