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Barranquilla

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Barranquilla , city (1993 pop. 990,547), capital of Atlántico dept., N Colombia, on the Magdalena River, 8 mi (12.9 km) from the Caribbean Sea. Colombia's largest port on the Caribbean, it also has shipbuilding, textile, glass, perfume, beer, sugar, publishing, and other industries. Founded in 1629, Barranquilla was a sleepy tropical town until the mid-19th cent., when steamboats began navigating the river and railroads connecting it with other cities in the region were built. The port was enlarged in the 1920s, and the city gradually surpassed its old rival, Cartagena . Barranquill... Read more
Barranquilla
...on the Caribbean Sea. It has since been rivaled by the Pacific Ocean port of Buenaventura, but it still handles goods from the interior and is the terminus of natural-gas pipelines from northern Colombia. Barranquilla Barranquilla Barranquilla Read more
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COLOMBIA Republic of Colombia Major Cities: Santafe de Bogota, Medell í n, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga Other Cities: Armenia, Bello, Buenaventura, C ú cutu, Girardot, Itag ü i, Leticia, Manizales... Read more

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