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Culture and Customs of Colombia (Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean)

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When I purchased this book I expected it to give an insight into the culture and customs of Colombia. This book only recites dates and statistics never actually going into any day-to-day customs or cultural insights. Very dry and uninteresting unless you plan on writing a paper for a college class. Obviously this book is written for someone who never plans to go to Colombia.

Must say I disagree with the review written above. What this book is: An introduction (160 pages) to the history, litterature, art and cinema of Colombia. What this book isn't: A travell guide, it offers background, for updated travellers info buy a proper guide. I read it before going to C., and found it helpful trying to orientate myself in this diverse country. You'll need additional books, ie lonely planet/footprint/rough guide, Penguins history of south america etc.