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Arauca is a department of Colombia. It is in the east of the country, bordering Venezuela. Its capital is Arauca. The Caño Limón oil fields account for 30% of Colombian oil output Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Arauca is the capital of the department of Colombia also known as Arauca. ... Caño Limón is an oil field in Arauca, Colombia, on the border of Venezuela. ... Drilling rig in a small oil field Near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ...


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Arauca is the capital of the department of Colombia also known as Arauca. ...


Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... General info: Large flag of Colombia Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: Originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Amazonas is a department of Colombia. ... Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... Atlántico is a department of Colombia. ... Bolívar is a department of Colombia. ... Boyacá is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia, almost entirely within the mountains of Eastern Cordillera, although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River at the town of Puerto Boyac... Caldas is a department of Colombia. ... Caquetá is a department of Colombia. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Chocó is a department of Colombia. ... Córdoba is a department of Colombia. ... Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Most of Cundinamarca is in the Eastern Cordillera, just south of Boyacá, bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Amazon River basin on the east, and bordering... Guainía is a department of Colombia. ... La Guajira is a department of Colombia. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... For alternate uses, see Huila. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. ... Gobernacion de Norte de Santander Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... El Quindío is a department of Colombia. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... San Andrés and Providencia (Spanish: San Andrés y Providencia) is one of the departments of Colombia. ... For alternate uses, see Santander. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ... Tolima is a department of Colombia. ... Valle del Cauca is a department of Colombia. ... Vaupés is a department of Colombia. ... Categories: Departments of Colombia | Stub ...


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Chaos in Colombia: Blood Spills to Keep Oil Wealth Flowing (2660 words)
Arauca is now the most violent province in one of the most violent countries in the world.
Arauca province was first populated in the 1940s and 1950s by waves of refugees fleeing a period of bloody civil war known simply as La Violencia--the violence.
Arauca's dirt roads are scenes of misery, with trucks piled high with furniture, farm animals and families fleeing violence.
Arauca, Arauca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (340 words)
Arauca is the capital of the Arauca Department of Colombia.
The Arauca region was explored by the German conquistador Jorge de la Espira, aka Georg von Speyer, in 1536.
Arauca was named after the Arauca River which now separates it from Venezuela, which river in turn was named for the indigenous people the Arauca.
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