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in  Barranquilla,  Cartagena,  Bogota,  Santa
Marta,  Rio  Hacha,  Medellin  and  Bucaramanga.
  The  larger  business  houses  are  located ­
  at  these  points  and  have  branches  in  the
smaller  cities,  to  which  goods  are  shipped,  and
with  which  they  are  in  close  contact.
Colombia  may  be  reached  directly  from  the
United  States  by  the  United  Fruit  Company’s
ships  which  stop  at  all  ports  on  the  Caribbean
Sea,  or  one  may  go  direct  to  Colon  and  there
transship  to  some  vessel,  of  which  there  are
many  plying  along  the  coast.
Buenaventura  and  Tumaco  are  the  largest
ports  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  are  in  weekly
connection  with  Panama  through  the  medium
of  small  steamers.