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A group of men are seen standing outside of an establishment talking in Bogotá. Four of them are talking while a man standing in the doorway looks on smiling. On the far right of the image there is a a man and a woman talking. She is holding a basket. On the wall there is an advertisement for Coca-Cola. Only five of the six men are wearing a hat. Bogotá is the capital of Colombia and serves as the country's adminsitrative, economic, industrial, and political center. Spaniard Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded Bogotá as the capital of New Granada on August 6, 1539. De Quesada brutally invaded and conquered the Muisca Confederation and their territories. The Muisca Confederation consisted of various indigenous groups that inhabited the area and were organized politically. The invasion initiated the colonial period. After three centuries of domination, Spain’s various enduring legacies continue in present day Colombian society. Beginning in the 1960s, Colombia experienced a crippling period of chronic political instability, partisan hostility, social inequality and violence fueled by the rising guerrilla and narcotrafficking activity. During the 1970s, Colombia experienced a high rate of homicide and property crimes, a campaign of terror by narcotraffickers seeking to halt the extradition of associates to the United States for trial, government repression, a dwindling economy and loss of confidence in the national government. This period of instability continued into the twenty-first century. Un grupo de hombres se observa platicando afuera de un establecimiento en Bogotá. Cuatro de ellos platican mientras uno parado sobre la entrada los observa sonriendo. Sobre la derecha extrema de la imagen se observa a un hombre y una mujer platican. Ella sostiene una canasta. Sólo cinco de los seis hombres llevan sombrero. Bogotá es la capital de Colombia y sirve como el centro administrativo, económico, industrial, y polítco del país. El español Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada fundó Bogotá como la capital de la Nueva Granada el 6 de agosto de 1539. El conquistador manejó una invasión brutal, conquistando a la Confederación Muisca y sus territorios, una agrupación de diferentes grupos de indígenas que habitaban el área en ese momento. Con esto nació el periodo colonial, el cual dejó despúes de tres siglos de dominación española, varios legados duraderos que intersectan en la sociedad colombiana de hoy en día. Empezando en los años sesenta, Colombia sufrió un periodo de inestabilidad política, hostilidad partisana, inequidad social y violencia hecha en parte por la creciente actividad guerrillera y de narcotraficantes. durante los años setenta, Colombia sintió los estragos de una taza alta de homicidio y crímenes contra la propiedad, una campaña de terror por parte de narcotraficantes buscando impedir la extradición de sus socios a los Estados Unidos para ser enjuiciados, la represión del estado colombiano, una económia en declive, y la perdida de confianza hacia el gobierno. Este periodo, desafortunadamente, ha perdurado hasta el siglo XXI.
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