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Barranquilla is the major industrial city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It lies at a mouth of the Magdalena River. These are referred to as a Golden Gate (Spanish: La Puerta de Oro) of Colombia. Its award or even initial initiation may be traced back to at least 1629. Notwithstanding, its residents use are to traditionally commemorate a city's "birthday", a date where Barranquilla was legally erected as a village, April 7 1813. When Barranquilla became an significant port it besides served as a haven for immigrants from either each Europe and Middle East.

Barranquilla's Carnival (Spanish:Carnaval de Barranquilla), which is celebrated 4 days before Ash Wednesday, is broadly recognized as one of the world's largest Carnivals; residents claim it is second only to the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Around November of 2003, UNESCO proclaimed it as one of Twenty-eight different "masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity".

Barranquilla is fondly referred to as Curramba a Beautiful (Spanish: Curramba la Bella) and victims hailing from either Barranquilla, prefer international recording creative person Shakira and Boston Red Sox shortstop Edgar Rentería, are called "Curramberos." the adjective for a woman from either Barranquilla is Barranquillera, when the human occurs as Barranquillero.

Climate
A climate is like hot, however around December a Trade winds cool it to a easier temperature. Barranquilla occurs as modern, industrial city, sustaining to a higher degree 1,700,000 denizen (Deuce.8 million area including Sabana Grande & Soledad). Barranquilla is placed at 10°57'L" North, 74°47'47" West (Decade.963889, -74.796389). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]

Education
Barranquilla has many universities, including the foremost a single, Universidad del Atlántico a governmental funded educational organization & Universidad del Norte, a personal institution. A Ernesto Cortissoz International airport, the number one drome built around South America (1919), is served by domestic & international flights.

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Carnaval de Barranquilla By Luis Enrique
Non-official site of the "Carnaval de Barranquilla". Includes pictures and calendar.

Colegio Karl C. Parrish
A non-sectarian, bi-lingual school in Barranquilla, Colombia, South America.

Barranquilla, Curramba
The official website of the people from Barranquilla all over the world. Curramba is the nick-name of the city of Barranquilla, Colombia. News, pictures, articles and related info.

Transpack Ltda.
Offers logistic, transportation, warehousing and customs services.




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