REMAKING THE MAGDALENA RIVER
Apr 29, 2022
2 minutes
n 1813, revolutionary hero Simón Bolívar took control of the fluvial artery from the Spanish crown, one of the major battlefield victories that lead to Colombia’s battle for independence. Gabriel García Márquez, perhaps Colombia’s favorite son, immortalized the river in his novel , which told a fictionalized version of Bolívar’s final voyage, a reminder of the enduring mysticism of the river that first enchanted indigenous communities
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