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Magdalena River
(redirected from Rio Magdalena)

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Noun1.Magdalena River - a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at BarranquillaMagdalena River - a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
Colombia, Republic of Colombia - a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language


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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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