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Magdalena River
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Magdalena River

River, south-central and northern Colombia. It rises on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in southern Colombia and flows northward for about 950 mi (1,530 km) to empty into the Caribbean Sea near Barranquilla. It has been a major commercial artery since the Spanish conquest, though its importance has diminished.



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There is, however, no doubt that US troops and the contractors arriving with them--civilians like those in Iraq and Afghanistan seen by many as nothing more than mercenaries--will, at the start, be at three bases: Malambo, a Caribbean port in northern Colombia; Palanquero, in the center of the country on the Rio Magdalena, 100 km northeast of Bogota; and Apiay, in the eastern department of Meta.
According to CREDHOS, the Colombian Navy, whose First Brigade patrols the Rio Magdalena from Barrancabermeja, cooperated and overlapped with local paramilitary forces in the 07 network.
 
 
 
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