Actually there are at least half a dozen different types of Spanish spoken in Colombia alone. I also know that there is at least one dialect (Maracaibo) in Venezuela that is distinctly different from the other types of Spanish spoken in Venezuela. read more
Spanish from the south of Spain (Andalusia) sounds different from the Spanish from the "center" regions, such as Madrid or Valladolid, which sound different from the Spanish spoken in other regions (Galicia, Vasque Country, Catalonia, etc.). read more
The Spanish of a large part of the population in Colombia, especially in Bogota, is known for the use of "usted" (the second-person singular pronoun considered "formal" in most varieties of Spanish) between friends, family members, and others whose relationship would indicate the use of "tĂș" or "vos" in most other dialects. read more