Necoclí

Local nameNecoclí
Location

Necoclí is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Urabá. Its population is predominantly Afro-Colombian, Black descendants of former slaves.It was founded as a Spanish city called San Sebastián de Buena Vista. One of Colombia's oldest towns, it was founded in 1509 by Pedro de Heredia, who died in 1555.

Some early reports of the town can be found in chapter 9 of Pedro Cieza de León's Crónica del Perú.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necoclí

Coordinates 8°25'27.415" N -76°47'2.469" E

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