Barranquilla

Barranquilla is the major industrial city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It lies at the mouth of the Magdalena River. It is known as the Golden Gate (Spanish: La Puerta de Oro) of Colombia. Its settlement or initial founding can be traced back to at least 1629. However, its residents have come to traditionally commemorate the city's "birthday", the date in which Barranquilla was legally erected as a village, April 7, 1813. As Barranquilla became an important port it also served as a haven for immigrants from both Europe and Middle East.

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Industrial - Caribbean - Colombia - Magdalena River - Spanish - 1629 - Europe - Middle East

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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. In November of 2003, UNESCO proclaimed it as one of 28 different "masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity".

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Barranquilla's Carnival - Spanish - Ash Wednesday - Carnivals - Carnival - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - 2003 - UNESCO

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Barranquilla is lovingly known as Curramba the Beautiful (Spanish: Curramba la Bella) and those hailing from Barranquilla, like international recording artist Shakira and Boston Red Sox shortstop Edgar Rentería, are known as "Curramberos." The adjective for a woman from Barranquilla is Barranquillera, while a man is a Barranquillero.

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Spanish - Shakira - Boston Red Sox - Edgar Rentería

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