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Cartagena
Cartagena
Country: Colombia
Port Authority: Buenaventura Port Authority
Address: Av Portuaria
State: Valle del Cauca
City: Buenaventura
Phone: +57 224 23780
FAX: +57 224 22700
TELEX: 44770
Country Time Zone: -5
Port Time Zone: GMT -5
Latitude: 10Ί 25.0' N
Longitude: 075Ί 32.0' W
Status: Port Open
UNCTAD: COCTG
Website: http://www.sprbun.com
Description
Cartagena, also known as Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena of the West Indies), is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia. Capital of the Bolívar Department, it has a population of roughly 895,400 (2005 Census). Founded in 1533 by Don Pedro de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region, it was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas, and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination.
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Ports in Colombia