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What main languages are spoken here?:

The only language spoken here is Spanish. In Colombia there are many indigenous peoples and they have their own languages. However, in Boyacá we specifically had the Muisca indigenous people that were very sadly completely eliminated in the Spanish conquest. Their language, Chibcha, is no longer spoken, although many places pay homage to it by using its vocabulary. In my school everyone’s first language is Spanish, except for mine.

El único idioma hablado acá es el español. En Colombia hay mucha gente indígena con sus propios idiomas. Sin embargo, en Boyacá había mucha gente muisca qué lamentablemente fue eliminada por la conquista española. Su idioma, el chibcha, ya no existe pero muchos sitios hacen homenaje al idioma por usar su vocabulario. En mi colegio todos tienen el mismo idioma nativo de español menos yo.

What type of money is used here?:

Here in Colombia we use the Colombian peso, referred to here simply as "the peso". One dollar is equal to 3,200 pesos. The minimum monthly wage in Colombia is about 2,000,000 pesos. Therefore, we like to say that, in Colombia, we're all millionaires.

Acá en Colombia se usa los pesos colombianos pero acá solo se dice "el peso". Un dólar is igual a 3.200 pesos.El salario mínimo de Colombia es 2.000.000 pesos al mes, más o menos. Entonces, en Colombia, se dice que somos todos milionarios.

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