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Four people, three men and a woman, are seen standing outside of an establishment in Bogotá. On the right of the image two of the men and one woman are seen talking. On the left of the image is a lone man standing. On the doorway of the establishment there is a man standing. All of the men are wearing hats. On the wall of the building there is an advertisement for Coca-Cola. 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. Cuatro personas, tres hombres y una mujers, se observan parados afuera de un establecimiento en Bogotá. Sobre la derecha se observa a dos de los hombres y a la mujer platicando. Sobre la izquierda se obesrva a un hombre sólo parado. Sobre la entrada del establecimiento se observa a un hombre parado. Todos los hombres llevan sombrero. Sobre la pared del edificio se observa un anuncio de Coca-Cola. 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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