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Fundación
Magdalena Department, Colombia · South America
About Fundación
Fundación sits on the route: 15 minutes from Aracataca.
Fundación is in Magdalena Department, Colombia, with about 59,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Aracataca, about 8 km away.
Fundación is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both meat and milk. Other crops are: corn, yuca, oranges, bananas, beans, sesame, sorghum, rice, tomatoes, and tobacco. ThereRead more
is also artisanal fishing.
Physically, the area of Fundación consists of river valley, flood plain, and some low-lying hills. The municipio is bounded on the north by Aracataca, on the east by Bosconia, on the south by Chibolo, and on the west by Pivijay, Sabanas de San Angel, and Algarrobo. The town is crossed by the Fundación River.
The town came to international prominence on 18 May 2014 when a school bus caught fire at the local Pentecostal Church. Thirty two children who had just attended a church service died in the fire.
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Fundación is in Magdalena Department, Colombia, about 8 km from Aracataca.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 59,175
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Magdalena Department
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 10.5207, -74.1850
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