Today, BC is home to more than 200 First Nations whose living traditions can be enjoyed through art, food, immersive cultural experiences, and guided tours around the province. There is a large Asian population here with Chinese and Punjabi the most spoken languages after English, and also sizeable German, Italian, and Russian communities.
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Ten mountain ranges push west from the Canadian Rockies, and ancient temperate rainforests hug the coast. In between are rolling grasslands, lush valleys, tens of thousands of lakes, glacier-fed rivers, and even semi-arid desert.
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British Columbia’s national and provincial parks protect a wide wilderness which represents the best natural features and diverse environments of the province.
Approximately 14% of BC’s land base in protected, and all of this wild nature supports wildlife in abundance, on land and in the sea.
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British Columbia is Canada’s westernmost province, bordered by the Alaskan Panhandle and the Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north, and by Washington, Idaho, and Montana to the south. Alberta lies to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
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Indigenous Peoples of BC have inhabited the landscape for an estimated 10,000 years. Prior to the arrival of the first Europeans in the late 18th century, hundreds of First Nations communities thrived in all areas of what is now British Columbia, each with its own language, culture, and traditions.
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Rainforest to Rockies is the quintessential Canadian journey along ever-changing landscapes. Venture from the Pacific Coast, where the ocean meets the rainforest through cities, valleys, and desert toward towering mountains. Travel from sea to sky along this extraordinary route by road, rail, or trail.
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Rainforest to Rockies is the quintessential Canadian journey along ever-changing landscapes. Venture from the Pacific Coast, where the ocean meets the rainforest through cities, valleys, and desert toward towering mountains. Travel from sea to sky along this extraordinary route by road, rail, or trail.
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