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Palmira (pälmē`rä), city (1993 pop. 196,213), W Colombia, an agricultural center and second largest city in Valle de Cauca department. Palmira is known as the "agricultural capital of Colombia." The city gave its name to the tobacco of the region, and sugarcane, coffee, rice, and corn are also grown. Palmira was founded in 1705. It has an agriculture school and research facility. Palmira a city in W Colombia: agricultural trading centre. Pop.: 253 000 (2005 est.) |
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| Archer Daniels Midland Company and Stellamaris Internacional form a joint venture to construct and operate a port facility at Nueva Palmira, Uruguay. Avis has a counter in the Toncontin International Airport, phone: 504-223-9548, or offices at Edificio Palmira, phone: 504-232-0888. But until Peruvian scientist Palmira Ventosilla and a team of researchers developed a cheap and easy incubation method, it might as well have been. |
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