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Magdalena (mägthälā`nä), river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Central, SW Colombia and flowing N to the Caribbean Sea near Barranquilla. It flows in a fault-block valley (c.50 mi/80 km wide) through the Andes to a broad, swampy, alluvial plain where the Cauca River, the chief tributary, joins its lower course. The Magdalena is a natural and important avenue of communication, linking the interior highlands with the coastal lowlands. Its navigability is hampered by sandbars, rapids, and fluctuating water levels. La Dorada, c.600 mi (970 km) upstream, is the head of navigation. Railways connect navigable sections. The tropical valley of the Magdalena is thinly populated. Economic development has been retarded except for the oil industry. Coffee is the chief crop along the river's upper course. Rodrigo de Bastidas, the Spanish explorer, discovered (1501) the Magdalena, and since the time of exploration (1536) by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, the Spanish conquistador, the river has profoundly influenced the economic and political life of Colombia. Magdalena a river in SW Colombia, rising on the E slopes of the Andes and flowing north to the Caribbean near Barranquilla. Length: 1540 km (956 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Choice behavioral details abound as Magdalena (Emily Rios) prepares for her big day. Magdalena Beltran-del Olmo is a minority woman in a corporate world who has proven to be a survivor and pivotal leader among women in the fields of journalism, communications management and social marketing. Though ostensibly centered on war, Brainard's novel really explores the more personal narratives, love stories, and family secrets of Filipino women from Cebu, the author's own home province in the Philippines, thinly veiled as the town of "Ubec" in Magdalena and much of her other fiction; historical events that form backdrops for the book include the Philippine American War, World War II, the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, and the Vietnam War. |
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