Angostura

The city of Angostura is a settlement located in the southeast of Colombia, near the border of the Amazon rainforest. The city's name originates from a narrow bend in the Orinoco River, previously located around 8 kilometers west of the former city center, now surrounded by urban sprawl, in which the city was founded but was later relocated due to better living conditions.
Angostura, together with its twin city, Puerto Ordaz, constitute the Guyanese Metropolis, a major cultural and economical hub in the Colombian southeast.

Industry & Trade

Local economy is based around the city's easy access to the Orinoco River, a mayor river of the Colombian Southeast. Usage of boats like barges are widely spread, most of the times being used for the transport of locally extracted resources. Resources like iron, coal, platinum and crude can be found in big deposits around or near the city, all of which are extracted and transported either through the usage of the city's complex and intricate railway system, or by boat from the city's port, which is also linked to the railway system, and from which barges usually transport the resources to nearby major navigable ports like those near the river's delta.

History

The city was first settled by Castillian sailors during the 17th century, as it was seen as a point easy to defend but was also the gateway into an intricate river network on today's southeastern Colombia. During the Colombian war of independence, the city was destroyed twice to later be rebuilt entirely following a straight grid-like high-density pattern during the 20th century.

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Top image: Colombian flag - thevaccinereaction.org, modified by Colombus

Type

City

Population

2.820 million

Inhabitant Demonym

English: Angosturian

Spanish: Angosteño

Angostura constitutes the perfect example of the transitional zone that goes from the tropical northern highrise coastal cities of the country, like Caracas or Barcelona, to the lowrise subtropical fluvial cities to the south. Hand Humboldt, at the dawn of the 20th century