COLORADOColorado
The Centennial State. One state, one story: land, people, food, and the words locals really use.The Centennial State. Un estado, una historia: tierra, gente, comida y las palabras que la gente de ahí sí usa.
Say the state name, the capital, and the nickname out loud. Then tap Next.Di el nombre del estado, la capital y el apodo en voz alta. Luego toca Next.
Where is Colorado?¿Dónde está Colorado?
A rectangle of latitude and longitude. No river border. Four Corners is the southwest dot.Colorado está en Estados Unidos. Estos son los vecinos que hay que memorizar.
Denver, the capitalDenver, la capital
1 · 715,522 (2020)
Largest city. Metro about 3 million. Named for territorial governor James W. Denver.Dato clave de Denver.
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Denver ( DEN-vər), officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge of the High Plains, and is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains (Rockies). Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous state capital, with a population of 715,522 at the 2020 census.
Denver (pronunciado /ˈdɛnvər/ ()), oficialmente la Ciudad y Condado de Denver, es la capital y la ciudad más grande del estado de Colorado, Estados Unidos. Es una ciudad-condado consolidada situada en el valle del río Platte Sur en High Plains, al este de la Cordillera Front en las Montañas Rocosas. Recibe el apodo de Mile-High City debido a que su altitud oficial es exactamente una milla (1609 metros) sobre el nivel del mar. El meridiano 105° al oeste de Greenwich pasa a través de la Union Station, siendo el punto referencia para el Tiempo de la Montaña.Land: rock, dune, parkLand: rock, dune, park
Fourteeners
58 peaks at 14,000 ft (4,267 m) or more, more than any other state. Elbert is the tallest.Dato clave de la tierra de Colorado.
Great Sand Dunes
Tallest dunes in North America, up to about 750 ft (229 m), piled against the Sangre de Cristo.Dato clave de la tierra de Colorado.
Continental Divide
Rain on the west goes to the Pacific. Rain on the east goes to the Gulf. The roof splits the continent.Dato clave de la tierra de Colorado.
Person 1 · Clara BrownPerson 1 · Clara Brown
1 · Born enslaved
Virginia, about 1800. Sold, separated from family, freed in Kentucky.Dato clave de Clara Brown.
2 · West by wagon
She cooked her way to Colorado in 1859, ran a laundry in Central City, and lent money to miners.Dato clave de Clara Brown.
3 · A search
She spent her fortune looking for her children. Churches in Denver still tell her name.Dato clave de Clara Brown.
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Clara Brown was a former enslaved woman from Virginia and Kentucky who became a community leader and philanthropist. She helped formerly enslaved people become settled during Colorado's Gold Rush. She was known as the "Angel of the Rockies" and made her mark as "Colorado's first black settler and a prosperous entrepreneur". Brown, born in Virginia in 1800, moved to Logan County, Kentucky, with her family. She married another enslaved person when she was 18 and they had four children. In 1835, Brown's family was broken apart when they were all sold to different slave owners.
Clara Brown es una persona clave en la historia de Colorado. Lee qué hizo y por qué importa.Rocky Mountain National ParkRocky Mountain National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park protects high alpine tundra, elk, and Trail Ridge Road, one of the highest paved roads in the US.El Parque Nacional de las Montañas Rocosas protege tundra alta, alces y Trail Ridge Road, de las carreteras pavimentadas más altas de EE. UU.
- Say it in one line: Rocky Mountain National Park is in Colorado. Then say why people go there.Dilo en una línea: Rocky Mountain National Park está en Colorado. Luego di por qué va la gente ahí.
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Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park of the United States located approximately 55 mi (89 km) northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. The eastern and western slopes of the Continental Divide run directly through the center of the park with the headwaters of the Colorado River located in the park's northwestern region. The main features of the park include mountains, alpine lakes and a wide variety of wildlife within various climates and environments, from wooded forests to mountain tundra.
El parque nacional de las Montañas Rocosas (en inglés Rocky Mountain National Park) es un parque nacional en el centro-norte del estado de Colorado en Estados Unidos. El parque está situado al noroeste de la ciudad de Boulder en el corazón de las Montañas Rocosas. Es atravesado por el río Colorado. Se estableció en 1915 y en 2021 recibió 4 670 053 visitantes. Está gestionado por el National Park Service.The flagLa bandera
1911
Andrew Carlisle Carson’s design: blue, white, blue stripes like sky and snow.Dato clave de la bandera de Colorado.
The C
Red C for Colorado. A gold disk inside it, like the sun on a peak.Dato clave de la bandera de Colorado.
Easy to draw
Students can sketch it in four strokes. That is why it works on stickers.Dato clave de la bandera de Colorado.
Food: three dishesComida: tres platos
Green chile
Pueblo and Denver bowls. Pork, heat, tortillas. A New Mexico cousin with a local accent.Un plato para probar en Colorado. Di el nombre en voz alta: Green chile. ¿Lo probarías?
Rocky Mountain oysters
Fried bull testicles. A ranch joke that is also a menu line. Order once for the story.Un plato para probar en Colorado. Di el nombre en voz alta: Rocky Mountain oysters. ¿Lo probarías?
Green chili cheeseburger
The Front Range default. Ask how hot. Drink water, not the first soda.Un plato para probar en Colorado. Di el nombre en voz alta: Green chili cheeseburger. ¿Lo probarías?
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Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli (from Classical Nahuatl chīlli [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi] ), are varieties of berry-fruit plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency (spicy heat). They are used as a spice to add pungency in many cuisines. Capsaicin and the related capsaicinoids give chili peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically. Chili peppers exhibit a range of heat and flavors. This diversity is the reason behind the availability of different types of chili powder, each offering its own taste and heat level.
La comida típica de Colorado mezcla su historia y su campo. Di qué plato probarías primero.Katherine Lee BatesKatherine Lee Bates
- After a trip up Pikes Peak in 1893, she wrote the words of America the Beautiful.Después de subir a Pikes Peak en 1893, escribió la letra de America the Beautiful.
- Say it in one line: Katherine Lee Bates is from Colorado. Then say what they are famous for.Dilo en una línea: Katherine Lee Bates es de Colorado. Luego di por qué es famoso o famosa.
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Katharine Lee Bates was an American author and poet, chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books and articles on social reform, on which she was a noted speaker. Bates enjoyed close links with Wellesley College, Massachusetts, where she had graduated with a B.A., and later became a professor of English literature, helping to launch American literature as an academic speciality, and writing one of the first-ever college textbooks on it. She never married, possibly because she would have lost tenure if she had.
Katherine Lee Bates tiene una historia conectada con Colorado. Lee qué hizo.Four Corners: one step, four statesFour Corners: one step, four states
1 · The only one
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico. Surveyors set the point. You can kneel in four laws.Dato clave de Four Corners: one step, four states.
2 · Navajo land
The monument sits on tribal land. Pay the fee. Buy the fry bread. Be a guest.Dato clave de Four Corners: one step, four states.
3 · A little off?
Internet lore says the marker is “wrong.” The legal corner is the monument as accepted. Teach “good enough for government work” with care.Dato clave de Four Corners: one step, four states.
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Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 ft (4,400 m), it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney, which is slightly taller. The ultra-prominent fourteener is the highest peak in the Sawatch Range, as well as the highest point in the entire Mississippi River drainage basin. Mount Elbert is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.1 mi (19.4 km) southwest (bearing 223°) of the city of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado.
El punto más alto de Colorado es Mount Elbert. Compara su altura con un edificio o cerro que conoces.