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History of Aguachica


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l","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">By 1850 the first migrants arrived to Aguachica largely attracted by the plantations of coffee in neighboring OcaƱa, Sovereign State of Santander and also introduced agricultural and farming practices for commerce in the region. During the 1920s, Petroleum deposits were found in the area triggering another wave of migrants mostly from the neighboring departments of Colombia; Antioquia, Caldas,Santander, North Santander and Boyaca.

During the 1950s the construction of the highway and the Magdalena railroad turned Aguachica into a strategic area between the Andean region and Caribbean region. The 1960s were marked by the migration of people from the Department of Tolima mostly farmers interested on exploiting the land, developing large plantations of cotton, sorghum, rice, among other

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