Barranquilla and Cityscape

Barranquilla and Cityscape

Greeting:
good morning companions, in this day I come to talk about Barranquilla and Cityscape
my exposure:
Barranquilla is a city and municipality located in northern Colombia . It is the only major city in South America That was populated before the formal foundation . Barranquilla is located near the Caribbean Sea . The city is located in the AtlánticoDepartment, of Which it is the capital.
ok knowing this I want to talk about urban landscape Barranquilla…
cityscape of Barranquilla is formed by:
Centro histórico:The Centro histórico is between Carreras 35 and 46 and Calles 30 and 46, and includes parts of San Roque and Downtown districts. It is part of the town historical centre and North-Central District. In the Centro histórico are the headquarters ofthe administrative powers of the city and the department.
Plazas: Among the plazas of the city are Plaza de Bolívar, located at the north end of the promenade of the same name which is the center of the city and the spearhead of restoration of the historic centre, rebuilt in 2003. Plaza de San Nicolás, opposite the church of San Nicolas, was the center of the cultural, commercial and religiousBarranquilla in early twentieth century. Plaza de la Paz was built in 1986 opposite the Metropolitan Cathedral to welcome Pope John Paul II. It is an important site of mass social, political and cultural demonstrations. It contains the sculpture "El Policía Amigo". PlazuelaEsthercitaForero is located between Carrera 43 and Calle 74, was built in 2003.
Parks :ParqueTomásSuríSalcedo was named inhonor of the Minister of Finance, and built in 1921. Located in the strategic area of Calle 72 and AvenidaOlaya Herrera, it offers rides and houses the ElíasChegwin basketball arena. It also hosts the annual Festival del Dulce in time for Easter. ParqueMetropolitano, located on the south side of the Roberto Melendez stadium and velodrome in the south of the city also contains a part of the Murillobridge over the Avenue Circunvalar. It was built for the 2001 Copa América. In 2007 a sculpture of Shakira was added there. Parque Santander, dedicated to the memory of Francisco de Paula Santander, lies in the heart of the traditional neighborhood of El Prado. And Parque de Los Fundadores is located in the ancient neighborhood of El Prado along the central boulevard; it contains several monumentslike the eagle in tribute to aviation pioneers who were killed in the crash of 1924.

Barranquilla Zoo: is a wildlife sanctuary which houses colorful native animal species and other continents, with an emphasis on Colombian fauna and the protection of endangered species. It has over 500 animals of 140 species, from chickens to elephants or lions, to many different mammals, fish, birds,reptiles, amphibians and primates.
and finally I just want to mention to some of the most historic and representative sites of the beautiful city of Barranquilla:
Romantic Museum, Caribbean Cultural Park, The Port of Puerto Colombia,Bocas de Ceniza and the Magdalena River,Executive Centre I in the north of Barranquilla.


















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Barranquilla y paisaje urbanosaludo:
buenos compañeros de la mañana, en el día de hoy vengo a hablar de Barranquilla y paisaje urbano
mi exposición:
Barranquilla es una ciudad y un municipio situado en el norte de Colombia. Es la única ciudad importante de América del Sur que fue poblada antes de la fundación formal. Barranquilla se encuentra cerca del Mar Caribe. La ciudad está situada en el departamento de Atlántico, de lacual es la capital.
ok sabiendo esto quiero hablar de paisaje urbano de Barranquilla ...
paisaje urbano de Barranquilla está formado por:
Centro histórico: El Centro Histórico es entre las carreras 35 y 46 y Calles 30 y 46, e incluye partes de San Roque y distritos del centro. Es parte del centro histórico de la ciudad y centro-norte del Distrito. En el histórico Centro son la sede de los poderes...