Barranquilla
Americannoun
noun
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"The country is quite divided... the feeling is that in the second round things will remain the same," Camilo Martinez, a 25-year-old designer in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Defense lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, an outsider from the port city of Barranquilla who uses fierce rhetoric when talking about illegal armed groups, has promised to trim the size of the government by 40%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
The unveiling of the statue on Tuesday was attended by Shakira's parents, William Mebarak and Nidia Ripoll, as well as by the mayor of Barranquilla.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
In June, the mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, called to let him know that he was a candidate to create a sculpture of Shakira that the city wanted to erect on the waterfront.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
And then Mr. Sander learned by accident that the latter firm received a small case of orchids from Barranquilla, twelve months before.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
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