Buenaventura

[ bwey-nuh-ven-too r-uh, -tyoo r-uh; Spanish bwe-nah-ven-too-rah ]

/ ˌbweɪ nə vɛnˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə; Spanish ˌbwɛ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ /

a seaport in W Colombia.

Example sentences from the Web for buenaventura

The next is a map of a land named “Buenaventura,” with many islands.

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros |Pedro Fernandez de Quiros
It was in the valley of the Salinas (salt river called Buenaventura in the old maps,) and the haunt of marauding Indians.

Life of Kit Carson |Charles Burdett
En el primer caso nuestro destino es Cartagena; en el segundo Buenaventura, ambos puertos de Colombia.

Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader |Ernesto Nelson
The total length of telegraph lines in 1903 was 6470 m., the only cable connexion being at Buenaventura, on the Pacific coast.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 |Various

At the principal port of Buenaventura it is unlikely that our steamer will call.

Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 |Charles Reginald Enock

Buenaventura

/ (Spanish bwenaβenˈtura) /

a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)