| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Parts of the river are very wide.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Birdlife is plentiful.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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The river is picturesque.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Small motor boat.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Bend in the river.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Family.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Horses.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Traditional house.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Tranquil river scene.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Settlements with thatched cottages.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Small village.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Heavily forested banks.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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River bank village.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Local river transport.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Man on a punt.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Isolated tree and a punter.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Riverside village.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Two men on a boat.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Waiting for a boat.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Chalupas are water buses between the larger settlements.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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People in a chalupa.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Chalupas (water buses) between El Banco and Mompox.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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A group of children.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Riverside village.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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The river near Mompox.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Riverside village.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Boats are the only access for many villages.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Riverside village near Mompox.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Local ferry.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Waiting for the local ferry.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Ferry crossing the Magdalena River near Momphos.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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Fishing from the banks.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
Region : Magdalena River
|
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River scene.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Santa Cruz de Mompox (33m) is a pretty colonial town on the banks of the Magdalena River.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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The town was founded in 1537 and was once a major port.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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By the end of the 1800s, another port became important preserving the colonial character of the town.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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The town has a very rural feel.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Mompox is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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The town has low buildings with iron grills and little motorised traffic.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Broom sellers.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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The earthquake-proof Santa Barbara Church.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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The church dates from 1630.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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The church is squat to protect against earthquakes.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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The belltower.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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The top of the belltower.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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The entrance.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Santa Barbara Church
|
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View of the Magdalena River.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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A group of children.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Two street cleaners.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Pastel coloured houses.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Wooden balcony.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Man on a donkey by the river.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Wooden columns.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Woman on a donkey.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Bicycle power.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Man with motorbike.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Workshop for making furniture.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Furniture is made from local wood.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Carpenter at work.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Carpenter making a rocking chair. Mompox is famous for them.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Making a rocking chair.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Man with unfinished items.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Making furniture.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Furniture Workshop
|
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Varnishing a table.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Woman and daughter by the river.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Rural scene by the river.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Riverside road.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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In 1810 Mompox became the first city in Colombia to declare its independence from Spain.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Mompox is named after the last leader of the Kimbay people.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Man on a horse.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Muscle power.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Bank building.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Small square.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Two men on a rickshaw.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Quiet street.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Street corner.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Two women and a donkey.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Curved street.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Mobile snack stand.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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The 16th century Church of San Fransisco.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Rocking chairs outside a house.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Wood carved balcony.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Iron window grill.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Large wooden doorway.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
|
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Cycle carts are very common.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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The riverside market is the busiest part of the town.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Shoe repairer.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Meat seller.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Milk seller.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Vegetable seller.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Sausage seller.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Pineapples.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Much of the market is on the streets.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Fruit seller.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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The riverside market is busy.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Selling a root vegetable.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Cucumber seller.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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A group of men.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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The water bus landing.
|
1995 |
| Colombia |
City / Town : Mompox
Site / Event : Market
|
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Freight boats.
|
1995 |
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