Barranquilla, Colombia's fourth largest city, with a population of 990,547, is also known as Cuna de Proceres, Cradle of Important People. Barranquilla is located on the north Carribean coast of Colombia on the Magdalena River, 8 miles from the Caribbean Sea. Barranquilla is a beautiful city with a relaxing tropical atmosphere, with miles of beautiful beaches, water sports, diving, and snorkeling. Barranquilla is the capital of the Atlantico providence. Founded in 1629, Barranquilla was a sleepy tropical town until the mid-nineteenth century, when steamboats began navigating the river and railroads connected it with other cities in the region. It is the country's largest seaport on the Caribbean and the most important industrial and commercial center on the north coast of Colombia. Industries include shipbuilding, textile, glass, perfume, beer, sugar, and publishing. The major language is Spanish and Major religion is Catholic. It has an international airport and two universities.
The green, red, and yellow flag with the five point star is the flag of Barranquilla. Yellow represents the great presence of Simon BolÃvar, Columbia's George Washington, in the creation of the Colombian nationality. Yellow also represents the natural wealth of gold. Red represents the wealth of energy, faith and patriotism.
The food of Barranquilla is not spicy and it does not feature dishes with names like burrito, taco, enchilada, or chimichanga. What you will find when you open a menu is a lot of chicken, beef, fish, rice, potatoes, mangos, plantains, and juice to name a few. One of the favorite desserts in Barranquilla is arroz con leche, rice pudding with cinnamon. .
Barranquilla is much more modern than you would expect. People dress almost exactly as they do in typical United States cities. There are McDonalds, Pizza Hut, computers, and shopping malls. The business district is full of skyscrapers, dark blue suits, and banks.
The climate is varied throughout the country with the average temperature in Bogota being 57 F and the average temp in Barranquilla being 80 F. ... Shakira is one of the biggest names on the current pop and latin charts and is a native Colombian from the city of Barranquilla and has influenced many people through her music. ...
After, Bogota comes Barranquilla, this city serves as a port for river and maritime transportation within Colombia. Barranquilla is also the main industrial, educational, shopping and cultural centre of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. ...
Other popular cities include Medellin(pop. 1,834,881), Cali(pop. 1,847,176), and Barranquilla(pop. 1,910,567). ... Born in Barranquilla, Colombia to parents of Columbian and Lebanese descent, Shakira Mebarak released her first album in Colombia at age 13. ...
Gabriel Garcí Márquez - Biography Gabriel Garcí Márquez was born in 1928 in the small town of Aracataca, situated in a tropical region of northern Colombia, between the mountains and the Caribbean Sea. He grew up with his maternal grandparent - his grandfather was a pensioned colonel from the c...
Introduction During the time period starting in March 2000 and ending in March 2002, the Colombian peso has lost value in relation to the US dollar. The drop between March 2000 and June 2001 was quite gradual. However, the peso has remained stable since that time and has actually re-gained some ...
Colombia Colombia, a country unknown to many is a land of myths, beauty and magic that unfortunately has had a turbulent history and has been soaked with blood in innumerable civil wars and has endured the continent's most massive and persistent guerrilla insurgency. It is also the world's major producer of cocaine and with such background, violence may occur here more than in neighboring countries. But according to Gustavo Wilches on his book "La vida en Colombia" (Life in Colombia) life for people in Colombia is as normal and orderly as in any other country despite all...