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ART

Jamaican paintings, sculpture and pottery are among the best in the Caribbean. What makes their art extraordinary is its diversity. The artists work in a variety of styles, modes and forms, ranging from the academic to the self-taught or intuitive, the surrealist and symbolist to the impressionist and social-realist. Our artists also masterfully draw from, or blend, European, African and American influences. They’ve learnt from Europe’s and America’s classical and abstract forms, while mimicking the techniques, colours and symbols found in African art. All together, they’ve collected and merged these influences to create the extremely varied, unique Jamaican school.

The art in our Colombian culture it's very rich too. For example, we can see the paintings and sculptures of Fernando Botero in the most important cities around the world. Also we are starting in the movie business, with films like Maria Full of Grace who had an Oscar nomitation.

FOOD

There’s a lot that goes into Jamaican cuisine.Their people arrived from all corners of the globe, bearing favourite ingredients. But on a small island, nothing stays the same for long, and necessity dictates that everything be modified – creatively, flavourfully, and with a little bit of life in every bite. They use cassava from their native Arawaks, pickled meats and fish brought by the Europeans, yams and bananas brought by the Africans and curry by the East Indians. Put it all together, add some more spice, and what do you get? Jamaican cuisine.

In Colombia we can find a huge variety of fruits that only born in countries that are ubicated in the Ecuatorial meridian. We are blessed because in our country we can cultivate products that you can see in another country and the flavor it's the same.s