Place:Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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NameBuenaventura
TypeCity
Coordinates3.9°N 77.033°W
Located inValle del Cauca, Colombia     (1540 - )
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Buenaventura is a coastal seaport city in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia (South America). Buenaventura (Spanish for "good fortune") is the main port of Colombia in the Pacific Ocean.

Buenaventura is a city with a population of 333,194 as of the 2005 census. Most city development lies on Cascajal Island. Most of the city's land is rural with scattered small villages. It is served by the Gerardo Tobar López Airport.

The city is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network after it was named "City of Gastronomy" in 2017.

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