Everything about Buenaventura Colombia totally explained
Buenaventura is a port city and municipality located in the department of
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia (
South America). Buenaventura is the main port of Colombia in the
Pacific Ocean.
Demographics and Geography
Buenaventura is a city with a population of 324,207
(External Link
) 2005 census (most of city development lies on
Cascajal Island) and it's the size of
Los Angeles' metropolitan area; most of the city's land is rural with scattered small villages throughout. It is located a few miles from the western cordillera of the
Andes mountain range and the major city of
Cali, the department's capital. Buenaventura is one of the rainiest cities in the world with 6000-7000 mm precipitation annually.
History
Founded about
1545, the city was destroyed by Native Americans before
1600. Later rebuilt, Buenaventura thrived after the opening of the
Panama Canal in
1914. Today, the city is crucial for sending raw materials to nearby areas; this has brought prosperity and allowed recent new development to occur.
Recent Trends
Buenaventura has had a notorious history plagued by drug trafficking, violence, and the presence of guerrilla and paramilitary groups. In the last two years, the amount of reported homicides has doubled. The murder rate that's 24 times that of New York City. To counter the violence, the Colombian government has set up a marine special forces unit in the worst area of the city.
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