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Montería

American  
[mawn-tuh-ree-ah] / ˌmɔn təˈri ɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Colombia.


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De la Espriella comes from cattle country in northern Cordoba province, growing up in an affluent family in the city of Montería about an hour’s drive from the country’s northwest Caribbean coast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

By Monday, the armed strike was lifted in much of the country, and business and traffic in Montería began to return to normal.

From Washington Post May 9, 2022

Sheets of tarpaulin supported by sticks pepper a public square in the northern Colombian city of Montería where a community of indigenous Emberá people have lived since mid-April.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2021

On the other side of the public square in Montería, 52-year-old Ireña Domico Charras sits alone.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2021

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