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in its name. This resulted in problems raising additional capital. Subsequent bonds were heavily devalued and the company did not receive sufficient capital to fund the line. Following repeated disputes with
Colombian authorities the company went into liquidation and the concession was bought out by the government in April 1918. A significant proportion of the railway was not completed until 1926 when the 95 km point was reached resulting in stimulation of trade in the surrounding region.
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The port of Puerto
Wilches was established principally as a fluvial port for the Puerto Wilches railway. The function of the railway and port was to link the department of Santander and the city of Bucaramanga with the world economy by way of fluvial navigation on the Magdalena River on to the
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659:28 December
1348:Categories
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1142:San Benito
1137:San Andrés
1067:Molagavita
1047:Macaravita
1042:Los Santos
1022:La Belleza
902:ConcepciĂłn
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639:References
130:Wilchenses
112:Population
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