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BUCARAMANGA , a city ofSee also: Colombia, capital of the department of Santander, about 185 m
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N.N.E. of See also: Bogota
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Pop
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(estimate, 1902) 25,000
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It is situated on the See also: Lebrija See also: river, 3248 ft. above See also: sea-level, in a mountainous country See also: rich in gold, See also: silver and iron mines, and having See also: superior See also: coffee-producing lands in the valleys and on the See also: lower slopes
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The city is laid out with wide, straight streets, is well built, and has many public buildings of a substantial character
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