Cúcuta
Americannoun
noun
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Cúcuta, COLOMBIA—Colombia is now the epicenter of unmanned aerial-vehicle warfare in the Americas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
A Colombian and a Spanish reporter were also detained at Venezuela's border with Colombia near Cúcuta.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
A few days before Hernandez was due to return to L.A., a friend asked him to accompany her to the Colombia and Venezuela border, near a Colombian town called Cúcuta, Martinez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
The Congress of Cúcuta that formed to govern Gran Colombia provided for the gradual abolition of slavery and granted voting rights to property-owning men.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
While making preparations for the campaign, he received news from Santander, the vice-president of Colombia, that the Spanish general, Morales, was advancing from Mérida to Cúcuta with a powerful army.
From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.
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