Puerto Salgar () is a municipality and town of
Colombia in the northwestern part of the
department of
Cundinamarca. It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the
Palanquero Air Base had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host
US military
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personnel as a replacement to the
Manta Air Base
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. As of July 2009, negotiations were ongoing.
On 29 December 2015, Puerto Salgar recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Colombia.
References
Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department
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