Barranquilla, Colombia

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Barranquilla is an industrial port city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. It lies at the mouth of the river Magdalena. Barranquilla is the most important port in Colombia. It is known as the "Golden Gate" of Colombia. Its settlement or initial founding can be traced back to at least 1629. However, its residents have come to traditionally conmemorate as the city's "birthday" the date in which Barranquilla was legally erected as a village, April 7th 1813. The climate is rather hot, but in December the Alisios wind cools it to a more comfortable temperature. In contrast to Cartagena de Indias, the next major town to the east, it is a modern, industrial city. It has more than 1,200,000 inhabitants.

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