Fundación
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Fundación is a town and municipality of the Colombia
n Department
of Magdalena
. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both meat
and milk
. Other crops are: corn
, yuca
, oranges
, banana
s, beans, sesame
, sorghum
, rice
, tomatoes, and tobacco
. There is also artisanal fishing
.
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
, on the east by Bosconia
, on the south by Chibolo
, and, on the west by Pivijay
, Sabanas de San Angel
, and Algarrobo
. The town is crossed by the Fundación River
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Department
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Magdalena
Magdalena Department
Magdalena is a department of Colombia, located to the north of the country by the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Magdalena Department is Santa Marta and was named after the Magdalena River...
. Its people are known as Fundanenses. The primary economic activity is livestock-raising, for production of both meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
and milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
. Other crops are: corn
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, yuca
Cassava
Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
, oranges
Orange (fruit)
An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
, banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
s, beans, sesame
Sesame
Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods....
, sorghum
Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, tomatoes, and tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
. There is also artisanal fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
.
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
Aracataca 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 name, the Aracataca river that flows from the nearby Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range into the...
, on the east by Bosconia
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...
, on the south by Chibolo
Chibolo
Chibolo is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Chibolo was founded in 1820 and became a municipality...
, and, on the west by Pivijay
Pivijay
Pivijay is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1774 by José Flores, Julian Valera y Antonio Sánchez. Promoted to municipality in 1912.-Administrative divisions:Corregimientos:*Avianca*Canoas*Caraballo*Chinoblas...
, Sabanas de San Angel
Sabanas de San Angel
Sabanas de San Angel is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded around 1607 with the name San Antoñito by the Spanish Colonizers as a pathway town in the route between La Guajira Department and the Magdalena River...
, and Algarrobo
Algarrobo, Magdalena
Algarrobo is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. Founded in 1895 by José Felipe Oñate. Erected municipality by ordenance 008 of June 24, 1999.- Sub divisions :The municipality of Algarrobo has three corregimientos:...
. The town is crossed by the Fundación River
Fundación River
The Fundación River is a river in northern Colombia, born in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the Cesar Department but flows down to the Magdalena Department crossing the town and municipality of Fundación until flowing into the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta.-References:**...
.
- 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