Aracataca facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Aracataca
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Cataca
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Location of the town and municipality of Aracataca in the Department of Magdalena.
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| Country | Colombia | |
| Region | Caribbean | |
| Department | Magdalena | |
| Foundation | 1885 | |
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| • Total | 1,755 km2 (678 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2005)
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| • Total | 51,975 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 | |
| Website | www.aracataca-magdalena.gov.co |
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Aracataca is a city in Magdalena, Columbia. The city is known for being the birthplace of Gabriel García Márquez.
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Images for kids
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Aracataca train station, one of the literary settings of Gabriel Garcia Marquez´s novel.
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Gabriel García Márquez's Birthplace Museum
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García Márquez Wall
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Billboard of Gabriel García Márquez in Aracataca. The billboard reads: "I feel I am an American from every country, without never renouncing to the nostalgia for my land, to which I returned one day and discovered that between the reality and nostalgia was the Feedstock for my work". - Gabriel García Márquez
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Riverlife
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Schoolkids
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Freemason lodge
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Oil palm plantations in the municipality of Aracataca
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African palmtree forest, from which palm oil is being won
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The house of the Telegrafist
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Aracataca railway
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Train passing by the station
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