the patasola and the sayona (laura murzi)

The patasola
The Patasola is a spirit of a woman, she misled her husband with the head of her husband, when her husband discovered the deceit kill with a knife a her woman and his short leg and died, It is a female figure with one leg in the shape of a tree trunk that ends in a hoof or a bear's paw, which is advancing rapidly. Its appearance is terrifying: the tangled hair, big eyes, big mouth, big teeth. she lives in the mountains and has been sings in a tree waiting to get out of the moon. punishes farmers Wales home to destroy their crops, and more if they are corn. Occasionally, also appears to children as a butterfly to suck blood.

The sayona

This is a typical story of the Venezuelan plains.
It tells the story that the Sayona was a woman very beautiful, her is name Melissa, she was very jealous, The legend says that she full of jealousy, set fire to his own house in which he was her husband and their 9-month-old baby, and kill a his own mother.
Is a beautiful white woman, tall, high, with long nails and teeth as a hatchet and very elegant. The Sayona has the peculiarity of "unfold", this means that it may appear like a dog, a wolf or women as described above, who hates men infidels.

The Mohan And The Silvon

'' The Mohan '' it is a Colombian legend, this legend says that in the Huila, in the Tolima and in Antioquia there is a ‘’Mohan’’, he is seductive with the women and swindler with the men.
The Mohan is an ugly man, he has long beard and long and strong hair, he is brave and he has bear skin.
People say that the Mohan is a soul, he declared his love to the ‘’Calentana’’ but she deceives to he, and she leaves it alone.
The Mohan is very nice with the women but with the men he is a bad person.
People also say that the Mohan takes liquor and chicha of corn that the same one prepares.

In the Venezuelan plains there is a man, his name is ‘’the Silvon’’, he is a man high and thin, he measures six meters.
The legend says that the Silvon is a soul, he killed his father and he ate up it, when his mother knew, she cursed for always.
The Silvon takes in its back a sack full with bones of the persons that he kills and people say that it kills and it punishes the drunken men and the men that are unfaithful with their wives.

by, Estefania Galvis

LEGENDS OF COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA (LA CANDILEJA AND LA SAYONA)

Myths and legends are very important in the culture of a country, becouse it is a form of oral tradition, besides are caracteristic of each culture.

Colombia and Venezuela has many legends and myths, for example: Colombia has "La Llorona", "El Sombreron", "La Muelona", "La Candileja", "Juan Machete", "La patasola", "El Silbón", "El Mohán", "La Madre Monte". In contrast Venezuela has "La Sayona", "El Silbón", "Women Mule", "La Loca Luz Caraballo", etc.

"LA CANDILEJA" is a colombian legend, it is very famous in Antioquia, Magdalena river´s and Atlantic Cost, this history is about a grandmother who has two grandchildren that love with her heart and she does everything for they, but she always tolerate rudeness, scorns of her grandchlidren. The day that old woman dies San Pedro in the sky talk with she and punished by has little discipline with her treasures. God castigate the woman throught San Pedro, for this she wander in the world for frighten travelers, irresponsibles grandparents great-great-grandfathers and parent too. She has an appearance of woman and brillant fire that expels all parties.

"LA SAYONA" is a venezuelan legend, it is very famous in the "venezuelan Llanos", this is a history about a very jealous woman who kills her mother and husband, becouse she thinks that the both have an affair, but before dying the mother curses her daughter for that never can rest in peace. "La Sayona" chases and conquers men but after kill them. She can deceives men becouse she is very beautiful, intelligent and astute.

BY: Martha Liliana Franco Alfonso

La patasola

People say that the Patasola is the spirit of a woman who was unfaithful love with the pattern of her husband, when her husband discovered the deceit killed the skipper with a knife and cut her leg, she ran with her only leg until it bled and died. We also have that it was a woman who lost a leg to be cutting firewood for a Good Friday, when supposedly no one has to work or do anything, and was sentenced to err on the world, and hear their cries of pain in the evening, with the particularity that when you hear near and far is when you hear about this far.
It is a female figure with one leg in the form of a tree trunk that ends in a hoof or a bear's paw, which is advancing rapidly. Has only one heart in the chest with very long arms and hands like claws. Its appearance is terrifying: tangled hair, big eyes of tiger, large mouth, huge tusks. Lives in the mountains and has been seen singing in a tree waiting to climb out of the moon. It is a defender of wildlife and the mountains. It is believed owner and lady of the jungle surrounded by evil beasts and vermin. Seeks to hunters, miners and a sawmill and hates the sown, knifes and dogs.
Sometimes presents as a beautiful and seductive woman who calls men to love and attracts, but as it progresses towards the darkness of the forest is becoming a fire monster with eyes, mouth with teeth of huge cat, and a jellyfis dishevelled hair that falls over his face to hide its ugliness and eats up the bones stop peeled and watered by all parties, who manage to escape returning disrupted. At other times, they hear the cries of a woman lost; shout for the helper, but the moans are becoming more pitiful as it moves toward the victim and, when it is already very close, it becomes a beast that is cast on the person , It sucks blood, and ends with his sharp breaking Tusks. Lost to hunters and dogs, erasing all traces of the game and leaves in place the imprint of his hoof or imitating the animal's persecuted in the opposite direction to where the animals escaped, which will get lost in the woods to hunters, so incredible speeds approaching able to attack them, or to haunt us at night with caresses clumsy to weaken them. It also aims to the miners who have many tools, because he hates ax, knife and punishes farmers sending gales to destroy their crops, and more if they are corn. Occasionally also appears to children as a butterfly that pump up the forest to suck blood.

This is a typical story of the Venezuelan plains.

It tells the story that long time ago, lived a very beautiful woman named Melissa. Since she was a little girl she was very jealous. Melisa grew, and she was married with a wonderful man who was unable to hurt anyone. They soon had a beautiful child, but in their town, lived a man who had worked as a miner and was ill- intentioned, liar and womanizer who are freaked by it, came one day and told her: I came to warn you,my lady that your husband is betraying you for your own mother. Something totally uncertain, to hear this balm came running towards her house upon arrival found her husband and her son, full of jealousy, set fire to his own house in which he was her husband and their 9-month-old baby, were far from could hear the cries of the baby and the husband's screams but for the neighbors when they arrived it was too late. While the neighbors were deplored melissa had already arrived at the home of his mother, to whom he told what he had done and because he did it, the horrified mother telling her that she had not betrayed while fleeing toward the courtyard, but was unable to escape and Melissa attacked with an ax in the stomach giving it before she died said, never lied to you, and your commits the worst sin, kill, but I condemn you Sayona.

Since then, is that the men were womanizer is a beautiful white woman, thin, high, with long nails and teeth as a hatchet and very elegant looking and a skull. The Sayona has the peculiarity of "unfold", this means that it may appear like a dog, a wolf or women as described above, who hates men infidels.

THE WAILER(COLOMBIA)....

Since time in memorial the ghost of wailer moves by the valleys of Colombia, the ghost is a woman, she wears a white dress, the dress covers up her heels. She has long hair and black. Her face causes surprise, terror and fright because her face is a skull. When the wailer shouts she cries tears of blood. . On her head there is a crow "the birdfrom the dead, the disgrace and misfortune." People say that the wailer only attacks to doctors and nurses, when they help to pregnant women who think of abortion. Too she attacks to the men, when they left a pregnant young and they deny their paternity and they evade their responsibility. People say that when the wailer talks only invites respect life, especially those who are unborn.

BY: NELCY DIAZ

Myth of the Caves (VENEZUELA)

In all the Venezuelan territory, the Indians of various tribes share the belief that the caves are passageways into the beyond. When a person dies, there is a type of ceremony in the entry to the cave. If you can not hear the noise during the rite, you understand the soul of the deceased pass smoothly into another world. If, you hear noises you suppose that the spirit of the dead has a punishment or correction for his misconduct in this life. People say that bats and other nocturnal animals are transporters of souls.

BY: NECY DIAZ

COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA

Colombia and Venezuela are beautiful country. Both counties have many mineral resources that are very importants in the culture, economy, etc. Besides in Colombia and Venezuela have a landscape, people very popular.

In Colombia eat very delicious and the food is very healtly, varied and mean many in the country for the history of this.

In Venezuela eat many protein but the food too is very tasty and the people enjoy this.

juanes and alvaro uribe velez

Juanes and alvaro uribe velez are from Medellin, Colombia. Juanes is taller than alvaro uribe velez. Juanes is singer; he is the best rockpop singer the world. While alvaro uribe velez is politic; he is the best president. Both have green eyes,and they have short hair. Juanes is more beautiful than alvaro urbe velez and alvaro uribe velez is less young than juanes. In both love a Colombia. Alvaro has fair skin, like juanes . alvaro uribe has two sons and juanes is two daughter. Juanes’s daughter are younger than alvaros’s sons. Alvaro usually wears formal clothes in contrast juanes wears jeans an t-shirt .

by: Nelcy Diaz

comparation between colombia y venezuela

Colombia is more beautiful than Venezuela.
Colombian people have breakfast at 8:00 am. After the adults leave home at 8:00 because they have breakfast at 7: oo while the children leave home at 9:00am. In contrast with Venezuelan people has breakfast at 9:00 o’clock and they leave home at 10: oo am because they less worker than Colombian people. In both the houses are the biggest, and in both there are many cultures and the people are very happy, and the women are the prettiest.
Venezuela is bigger than Colombia, but Colombian people are more intelligent than Venezuelan people.
The president of Venezuela is the worst in the world, while the president of Colombian is the best in the world.

by: Nelcy Diaz

nelcy's presentation

I’m nelcy and my surname is Diaz. I live in Bogota, Colombia. I speak Spanish. I with live my parents and brothers. My mom’s name is Stella. She’s 37 years old. She’s from Tolima. My dad’s name is Nelson. He’s a retired policeman. My dad’s studies at Catolica University. He is studies law. My brother’s names are Jonathan and juancho. They are 11 and 3 grade students. I study at Sabana University. I wake up at 6: oo o’clock. I have breakfast at 6:30. I sometime eat eggs, bread and orange juice. I leave home at 7:00 o’clock. I have lunch at 12:30 pm. I start my English class at 9:00, and then I start my bioscience class at 11:00. I start to study at 8:00 o’clock and finish at 4:00 o’clock.
I get home at 5:00 and have dinner at 8:00 o’clock. I go to bed at 10:00 pm, I watch t.v. at 1:00 o’clock- the Simpsons on Saturday. On the free time I and with family eat in different restaurants. I sometimes travel in different Colombia’s places.
i like the pets in especial the dogs. i have a dog.its name is nikita.ti's one year old.

JUANES VS FRANCO DE VITA (MARTHA FRANCO)

Firs of all, Juanes and Franco de Vita are singers.

Juanes is from Colombia. He is a person very important for the country by his talent.

Juanes is tall, handsome and thin. He has got short, straight and black hair. He has got fair eyes and skin. Also He has got black eyebrows, eyelash and beard.

Franco De Vita is from Venezuela. He is a person very interesting for the country.

Franco is tall, thin. He has got short, straight and grey hair. He has got fair eyes and skin. Also Franco has got dark eyesbrows and eyelash.

Juanes is more handsome than Franco De Vita.

Franco De Vita is older than Juanes.

Juanes is as good singer as Franco De Vita.

Franco is balder than Juanes.

Juanes is more interesting than Franco.

Franco is more creative than Juanes.

Both singers are very happy, nice, friendly and outgoing

UrIbe And Chavez

The president of Colombia is Alvaro Uribe Velez and the president of Venezuela is Hugo Chavez, both speak Spanish and they have short hair.
Alvaro Uribe is taller than Hugo Chavez; Hugo Chavez is uglier than Alvaro Uribe.
Alvaro Uribe is the best president of Latin-America but Hugo Chavez is the most problematic president of Latin-America.
Uribe is thinner than Chavez in contrast Chavez is fatter than Uribe.
Chavez has darker skin than Uribe but Uribe is the most handsome president of the world.

Estefania Galvis

Colombia and Venezuela

Venezuela and Colombia are two Latin-America countries, in both countries there is a lot of natural diversity and in both countries good people live.
In both countries people speak Spanish and they are touristic places
As much in Venezuela as in Colombia there are many rivers, landscapes and climates.
The capital of Venezuela is on the other hand Caracas the capital of Colombia it is Bogotá.
The president from Venezuela is Hugo Chavez contrary to the president from Colombia that is Alvaro Uribe.
In both countries the students go to school in the morning and the both countries there are excellent universities.
I like more Colombia than Venezuela because I was born in Colombia and this is a wonderful country with good people.

For. Estefania Galvis

COMPARISON OF TWO CELEBRITIES (Laura Murzi)

A comparison of two celebrities

Juan Esteban Aristizabal Vásquez and Tony Melendez

Juanes is taller than tony.
Tony has brown eyes and juanes too.
Juanes is slimer than tony.
Both singers are famous and love music.
Tony has black eyes instead juanes's got brown.
Tony is greater than Juanes.
Juanes is a composer and tony too.
Tony plays guitar and Juan also.

THE CONTRIES (Laura Murzi)

The Countries
venezuela is located on the east coast of americas Southern Ocean near Atlanta.
Colombia is a country located in the northwestern part of South americas bordering on the eastern side of venezuela and Brazil.
The capital of Colombia is Bogota(D.C).
The capital of Venezuela is Caracas (D.C). Colombia is the only country in South americas that has coasts on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, where there are some islands that are part of its territory, like San Andres and Providencia.
venezuela is one among many countries richest in the world currencies. It has large reserves of water, forests, flowers, animals, air, land, minerals and petroleum, which are valuable for the planet.
In Colombia there are a variety of climates. In the central region, known as the Andean, the weather is cold and people tend to wearing trousers, scarf, jeans, vest and jacket.
In Venezuela, the prevailing tropical climate and people tend to use life jackets, swimming dress, skirt and shorts.
In Colombia, the most popular places are: the Old City walls and in Cartagena de Indias, the Tayrona park in Santa Marta, San Andres islands and the Gold Museum in Bogota
In venezuela most visited sites are: Margarita Island, Caracas, Merida, Los Andes, among others.