Turbaco

Turbaco
Municipality and town
Turbaco Plaza, Church of Santa Catalina.

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Nickname(s): Los Tira Piedra

Location of the municipality and town of Turbaco in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Turbaco
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 10°19′N 75°26′W / 10.317°N 75.433°W / 10.317; -75.433
Country  Colombia
Department Bolívar Department
Government
 • Mayor Mayron Martinez
Area
 • Total 170 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m (420 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 69,099
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Turbaquero
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57 + 5
Website Official website (in Spanish)

Turbaco is a municipality in the Bolívar Department of Colombia. It is about 20 minutes from Cartagena de Indias and is one of Bolívar's most organized municipalities. Turbaco is known for its famous "Fiesta de Toros" (Bulls's feast) in December to celebrate the new year. Currently, the municipality is undergoing major expansion plans and remodeling.

Juan de la Cosa was mortally wounded here in 1510, before Pedro de Heredia subjugated the area in 1533.[1][2] Antonio López de Santa Anna spent some of his exile years here, 1850-1853 and 1855-1857.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Parry, John; Keith, Robert (1984). New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the Early 17th Century, Vol. II. New York: Times Books. p. 454,479–485. ISBN 9780812910704.
  2. ↑ Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. pp. 49, 89, 95, 135.
  3. ↑ Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. p. 13,75. ISBN 9789586380928.

Coordinates: 10°21′N 75°20′W / 10.350°N 75.333°W / 10.350; -75.333


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