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Flower:
THE ORQUÍDEA.
The
Council of Bogota, DC, with 2003 project 088 adopts the
Orquídea Odontoglossum luteopurpureum Lindl like
flower standard of Bogota Capital District.
It is
a epífita plant, of medium size, with pseudobulbs
finished in two narrow leaves, inflorescencia in long cluster
of several medium flowers and vistozas of form and variable
color, but with predominance of mixed zones dark coffee
with others of yellow or white color.
It was
considered important to emphasize this orquídea,
characteristic of adjacent hills to the savannah of Bogota,
so that specially it is protected since one is in extinction
danger.
Tree:
The WALNUT
it
is the tree standard of the capital, replacing the traditional
Sabanero Rubber and standing out by his longevity, resistance
to the contamination and landscaping and historical value.
Apartir
of the 13 of September of 2002, the Council of Bogota declared
by means of Agreement No.69, the WALNUT like tree standard
of the capital.
COMMON
NAME:
The
Walnut of European origin, other names: Noguera, Intzaurrtze,
Nogueira
CHARACTERISTICS
Tree
of wide glass of up to 25 M.s, trunk of crust with channels,
glass of made oval form, green foliage sure grouped compound
leaves at the end of the branches, alternating and of sawed
edge.
Their
fruits are the nuts, of high nutritious value. It has a
wood of brown color with irregular veins that turn to gray
and that works very well, being excellent to polish, reason
why so much in the manufacture of furniture is used, like
of art objects. Its plate is very decorative
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
Original species of Colombian mountain ranges, at the moment
is in the suramérica north.
USES
AND PARTICULARITITIES
Its wood very is appreciated in ebanistería. The
drink of the cofoundation of the leaves is a purifying one
of the blood and serves to deal with affections the liver.
The fruit is consumed by wild fauna. At the moment it is
seeded in the city of Bogota like one of the selected species
to arborizar the capital, being adapted very well in street
72, in race 24, street 170 among other examples.
The
shield:
The
3 of December of 1538, were established like official shield
by the Real Certificate, this shield was granted by Charles
V for the New Kingdom of Granada. The eagle symbolizes the
firmness and the nine grenades represent the value and the
intrepidity.
The Flag:
The
Flag of Bogota has origin in the movement of insurgency
against the colonial authorities that exploded the 20 of
1810 July. The rebels began to take to that day in the forearm
an insignia with the colors yellow and red, that are those
of the Flag of then effective Spain for the New Kingdom
of Granada. After 142 years, by means of decree 555 of the
9 of October of 1952, the patriotic insignia was left adopted
official and definitively like Flag of Bogota.
The
yellow is taken by representative from justice, mercy, virtue
and benignancy and the red one by freedom symbol, health
and charity.
El himno:
Letter:
Pedro Medina Avendaño
Music:
Roberto Pineda Duque.
Decree:
1000 de 1974.
Coro
Entonemos
un himno a tu cielo, a tu tierra y tu puro vivir, blanca
estrella que alumbra en los Andes ancha senda que va al
porvenir.
I
Tres
guerreros abrieron tus ojos a una espada, a una cruz y a
un pendón. Desde entonces no hay miedo en tus lindes,
ni codicia en tu gran corazón.
II
Hirió
el hondo diamante un agosto, el cordaje de un nuevo laúd,
y hoy se escucha el fluir melodioso en los himnos de la
juventud.
III
Fértil
madre de altiva progenie que sonríe ante el vano
oropel, siempre atento a la luz del mañana y al pasado
y su luz siempre fiel.
IV
La
Sabana es un cielo caído, una alfombra tendida a
tus pies y del mundo variado que animas eres brazo y cerebro
a la vez.
V
Sobreviven
de un reino dorado, de un imperio sin puestas de sol, en
ti un templo, un escudo, una reja, un retablo, una pila,
un farol.
VI
Al
gran Caldas, que escruta los astros y a Bolívar,
que torna a nacer; a Nariño, accionando la imprenta,
como en los sueños los vuelves a ver.
VII
Caros,
Cuervos y Pombos y Silcas, tantos hombres de fama inmortal,
que en el hilo sin fin de la historia les dio vida tu amor
maternal.
VIII
Flor
de razas, compendio y corona, en la patria no hay otra ni
habrá. Nuestra voz la repiten los siglos: ¡Bogotá...
Bogotá... Bogotá!.
Source:
Mayorship of Bogota
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