Fundación is a town and municipality of the
Colombian
Department of
Magdalena. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both
meat and
milk
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. Other crops are:
corn,
yuca
''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...
,
oranges
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,
bananas,
beans,
sesame,
sorghum,
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
,
tomato
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es, and
tobacco
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. There is also
artisanal fishing
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.
Physically, the area of Fundación consists of river valley,
flood plain and some low-lying hills. The municipio is bounded on the north by
Aracataca
Aracataca (colloquially sometimes referred to as "''Cataca''") is a municipality located in the Department of Magdalena, in Colombia's Caribbean Region. Aracataca is a river town founded in 1885. The town stands beside the river of the same nam ...
, on the east by
Bosconia
Bosconia is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.
Geography
The municipality of Bosconia is located in the northwestern part of the Cesar Department. Borders to the north with the municipality of El Copey, to the east ...
, on the south by
Chibolo
Chibolo (sometimes spelled Chivolo) is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Chibolo was founded in 1820 and became a municipality
on March 8, 1974. Its economy is based on farming, but also attracts by having a hist ...
, and, on the west by
Pivijay
Pivijay is a town and municipality of the Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacif ...
,
Sabanas de San Angel, and
Algarrobo. The town is crossed by the
Fundación River.
The town came to international prominence on 18 May 2014 when a school bus caught fire at the local Pentecostal Church. Thirty two children who had just attended a church service died in the fire.
* Population: 82, 532
* Elevation: 45 meters
* Area: 922 km².
Points of interest
* Bridge over the Fundación River
* Chapel of the Holy Family College
* Church of Our Lord of Miracles
* Church of Maria Auxiliadora
* Fountain of the Barrio Vera Judith
* Los Varones Park
References
External links
Fundacion official website
Municipalities of Magdalena Department
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