From Frontier Town to Metropolis: A History of Villavicencio, Colombia, Since 1842

by Jane M. Rausch

Book Overview

Although Villavicencio, the capital of the Department of Meta, is located just 120 miles from Bogot , the mountains of the eastern Andean Cordillera lies between the two cities. As a result, after its founding in 1842, Villavicencio remained an isolated frontier outpost for more than one hundred years--even though "El Portal de la Llanura" ("the Gateway to the Plains") provided the principal access to Colombia's tropical plains (Llanos), a vast grassy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742554740
• ISBN13: 9780742554740
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"