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Cúcuta
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Cúcuta (k`ktä), city (1993 pop. 459,640), capital of Norte de Santander dept., NE Colombia, near the Venezuelan border, on the eastern cordillera of the Colombian Andes. An industrial city and transportation hub, Cúcuta is the center of a rich coffee, oil, and mineral region. It also has a reputation for contraband. The city was founded in 1733. Simón Bolívar Bolívar, Simón (sēmōn` bōlē`vär)
..... Click the link for more information.  captured Cúcuta in 1813 and set out from there on his march to Caracas Caracas (kəră`kəs, kərä`–, Span. kärä`käs), city (1990 pop. 1,824,892), Federal Dist.
..... Click the link for more information. . At Cúcuta the constituent congress of 1821 met to draft the constitution of Greater Colombia (present-day Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia). The city was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1875.


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The twenty-three-year-old is illiterate, his parents having pulled him from second grade to peddle gum on the streets of Cucuta.
Along for the ride: how Colombia's paramilitaries retain power: the ... by Mitchell, Chip / The Progressive
Leaving their animals and belongings behind, they fled across the border into Venezuela, beginning an odyssey that brought them to a makeshift camp in an open-air coliseum in Cucuta.
COLOMBIA IN CRISIS by Rohter, Larry / New York Times Upfront
There's nothing better in the airport," explains Gerardo Andrade, carrying a bag of 30 doughnuts onto his flight to Cucuta.
Baker's dozen. (Travel Intelligence) by Wilson, James (Agriculturist) / Latin Trade
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