Buenaventura is a port city and municipality located in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good fortune") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean.
Buenaventura is a city with a population of 333 194 2005 census (most of city development lies on Cascajal Island) and it is the size of Los Angeles' metropolitan area; most of the city's land is rural with scattered small villages througho...
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Buenaventura is a port city and municipality located in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good fortune") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean.
Buenaventura is a city with a population of 333 194 2005 census (most of city development lies on Cascajal Island) and it is the size of Los Angeles' metropolitan area; most of the city's land is rural with scattered small villages throughout. It is served by the Gerardo Tobar López Airport.
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.
The city is as of 2011 affected by very high levels of poverty and violence, and is considered a center for the cocaine trade in Colombia.
Buenaventura's population is mostly of African descent (85%) with 10% mixed European/Native Indian and 5% Spanish.
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