Buenaventura

[bwey-nuh-ven-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh, bwe-nah-ven-too-rah]

noun

1. a seaport in western Colombia.

Buenaventura

/ bwenaβenˈtura /

noun

1. a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The latest deadly attack happened near Buenaventura, a city on the Pacific coast which is a hotbed for drug trafficking.

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The drugs and the suspects were transported to Buenaventura, a Colombian port city, the navy said.

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Sen. Joy San Buenaventura, the chairperson of the Senate’s health committee, said mental health care would be another priority because of the disaster.

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Farmers in the mountainous region of San Buenaventura, in the north-west of the country, said the blazes had left a trail of devastation.

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Castillo is a leader of Buenaventura’s “humanitarian space,” a former red zone transformed with the help of human rights groups as a place for community, safety and activism.

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