The Ministry of Culture ( es, Ministerio de Cultura; short name ''MinCultura'') is the national executive ministry of the

Government of Colombia The Government of Colombia is a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches. Its legislature has a congress, its judiciary has a supreme court, and its executive branch has a president. The citiz ...

charged with preserving, promoting, and encouraging the growth, free expression and understanding of the

culture of Colombia Many aspects of Colombian culture can be traced back to the early culture of Spain of the 16th century and its collision with Colombia's native civilizations (see: Muisca, Tayrona). The Spanish brought Catholicism, the feudal encomienda system, ...

in all its multi-ethnic forms.

Ministers

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Colombia, Culture Colombia

Culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

1997 establishments in Colombia {{Culture-ministry-stub