• Colorado is a western state in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America.
• The highest peaks of the North American Rockies are located in Colorado.
• Denver is the capital of Colorado.
• Colorado is split down the middle north to south by the Rocky Mountains. To the east is a region of high prairie, dry and wide open. To the west are rugged mountains.
• Colorado’s population is approximately 4,301,000.
• English is the main language, however Spanish is widely spoken.
HISTORY
• First visited by Spanish explorers in the 1500s, Colorado was claimed for Spain by Juan de Ulibarri in 1706.
• The U.S. obtained eastern Colorado as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the central portion in 1845 with the admission of Texas as a state, and the western part in 1848 as a result of the Mexican War.
INTERESTING FACTS
• The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
• The world’s largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.
• Colorado means “colored red” and is known as the “Centennial State.”
• The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado.
• Colorado has 222 state wildlife areas.
• Pueblo is the only city in America with four living recipients of the Medal of Honor.
• The tallest building in Colorado is the Republic Plaza at 57 stories high, in Denver.
• Every year Denver host the world’s largest Rodeo, the Western Stock show.
• The World’s First Rodeo was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail.
• Colorado has more microbreweries per capita than any other state.
• The highest suspension bridge in the world is over the Royal Gorge near Canon City. The Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Arkansas River at a height of 1,053 feet.
• Colorado’s southwest corner borders Arizona, New Mexico and Utah the only place in America where the corners of four states meet.