MINE THE CERREJÓN

Cerrejón is a coal mine located in the Guajira department in the north of Colombia. It is the largest mining operation in Colombia and among the largest open-pit coal mines in the world. The legal entity managing the Cerrejón operation is known as Carbones del Cerrejón Ltd. The current Cerrejón company was created in 2002 as a joint venture of three international mining firms BHP Billiton, Anglo American PLC and Glencore International AG, each with a 33.33% shareholding; in 2006, Glencore's share was bought by Xstrata Plc.

The output of the mine in 2009 was 30.3 million tons. Cerrejón contributes close to half of Colombia's coal exports of 73.1 million tons, with Colombia ranked fourth among major coal exporting nations as of 2007.^[1] Cerrejón gives its name to the, prehistoric, 46-foot-long snake (14 m), Titanoboa cerrejonensis, fossils of which have been found in the mining areas.

5-The carbon mine  the Cerrejón, is the open carbon  mine bigger of the world.

6-Colombia is the largest producer of emeralds of the world, with 60%, and It has the mine bigger of world in Boyacá.

3-Colombia is the third country of the world in water resources: 1200 rivers, 1600 lakes, 4500  watersheds and 1900 swamps.

4-Colombia has the largest theater festival in the world.