Colombia is nicknamed the „gateway to South America“ because it sits in the northwestern part of the continent where South America connects with Central and North America.
Colombia sends a variety of items overseas, including coffee, bananas, oil, coal, gold
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Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America and is slightly bigger in area than New York State.
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In 1858, the discovery of gold in Cherry Creek (present-day Denver) attracted the
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Many thought the harsh habitat was a bad buy until gold was struck in 1872.
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In 1859 gold and silver were found in the region, and thousands of settlers rushed
More than 10,000 years ago, the first people arrived in what is now California. They walked from Asia, crossing on a strip of land that’s now submerged under a body of water between Russia and the United States called the Bering Strait.
After gold was struck in 1848 at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, more than 100,000 people
Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent. It is one of the largest countries on Earth.
also rich in minerals and metals and is the world’s fourth largest producer of gold
