Similarities

**~ Bucaramanga is a large city with bustling streets and tall skyscrapers. If you saw on the homepage of our wiki, Bucaramanga looks a little bit like New York City. Iceland, however is the complete opposite. Iceland is more of a large countryside with little towns.** =** Similarities **= ==Although the two locations are miles apart, they are still alike in small ways! The seasons begin and end at the same period of time, and are the same season because they are both in the same hemishere. Bucaramanga's main sport is football, and so is it in Iceland!!!! In America, the sport is known as "soccer." In Iceland, there are many volcanoes. There are also volcanoes in the Andes mountain region. Since both countrys are near an ocean, the locals eat alot of fish and shrimp. Bucaramanga and Iceland are also similar, because they both have large mountains.==
 * Differences **
 * ~ Heidi always thought iceland was freezing. Maria always imagined Bucaramanga to be blazing hot. It's actually the other way around! Iceland's weather, despite its name, is is actually very mild because of the warm water evaporating from the gulf stream. Bucaramanga, located on a plateau, is a bit colder then the surounding areas (although still hot) due to elevation and frigid wind rolling down the Andes mountains. Bucaramanga is close to the equator, getting more direct rays of sunlight then Iceland, which is higher up in the northern hemisphere in the Artic range. **
 * ~ Iceland rarely gets storms, but it does snow in the winter! The tempurature freezes the Precipitation of rain into snow.The tempurature is low due to being far from the equator. **
 * In Bucaramanga, it does not snow, but does have violent thunderstorms because of its monsoon climate (meaning dry and wet months). Being closer to the equator makes it too warm for the water to freeze. Heat causes water molecules to constantly move, while cold air conditions slow them down. As the molucules slow down, they tend to be capable of holding together when they touch to form solid crystal patterns. This is how water freezes! **