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Bolívar is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the sub-region of Southwestern Antioquia, it is known as the birthplace of professional international cyclists Carlos Betancur and Julián Arredondo. Bolívar seen from the road connecting the town to the main highway.
The Park of Bolívar (Parque de Bolívar) or Bolívar Park (Parque Bolívar), as it is popularly known, is an urban park in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.The park was inaugurated in 1892 and named in honor of the liberator Simón Bolívar.
Antioquia borders the Córdoba Department and the Caribbean Sea to the north; Chocó to the west; the departments of Bolivar, Santander, and Boyaca to the east; and the departments of Caldas and Risaralda to the south. Medellín is Antioquia's capital city, and the second-largest city
Bolívar (Spanish pronunciation: [boˈliβaɾ]) is a department of Colombia.It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia.It is located to the north of the country, extending roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia Department.
Southwestern Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up of 24 municipalities and is part of the Colombian Coffee Region. Municipalities
Bolívar State in the North. Naming. on 11 June 1856 created under the name Estado Federal de Antioquia (Federal State of Antioquia). [1]
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Simon Bolivar first arrived in Mompox in 1812. He recruited 400 men to join his army to fight in his Admirable Campaign. The history of his time in Mompox is commemorated with a monument called Piedra de Bolivar. The popularity of Mompox as a port along the Magdalena River began dwindling in the early 20th century due to the accumulation of ...