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BarranquillaMajor port and capital of Atlántico department on the Caribbean coast of northern Colombia, on the western bank of the Magdalena River 16 km/10 mi upstream; population (1999 est) 1,223,300. Industries include chemicals, tobacco, food-processing, textiles, furniture, and footwear. Coffee, coal, oil and nickel are exported. It is a commercial centre and a terminal for river traffic. Founded in 1629, Barranquilla is Colombia's chief industrial port and the site of Latin America's first air terminal, built in 1919. Educational institutions include the Universidad Libre Seccional Barranquilla (1956). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The son of an architect and a mother who worked in a bank, Osorio was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and immigrated with his family to Queens, N. As a girl, Altman danced cumbia in the Carnaval celebrations of her Colombian hometown, Barranquilla. 4 million control of Barranquilla Telecomunicaciones, another state-owned phone company. |
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