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Municipality and city in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
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Buenaventura is a city in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia with a population of 432,000 (2019). The most developed part of the city lies on Cascajal Island, while much of the city's land is rural with small villages scattered throughout.
Historic hotel in the former railway station.
By boat
The docks for cargo boats are on the way in to town. There are boats to most places along the Pacific coast.
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