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 | | Barranquilla is home to a number of universities, like the Universidad del Atlántico, the Universidad Metropolitana, the Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, the Universidad Simón Bolívar, the Corporación Universitaria de la Costa, and the Universidad del Norte. |
 | | Barranquilla is home to a thriving free zone, as well as to a number of staples of the Colombian economy, such as Cervecería Águila, Olímpica S.A., Comisariato Vivero, Monómeros, and Cementos del Caribe. |
 | | In the 1940s, Barranquilla was the second largest city in Colombia and one of the most modern cities on the Caribbean, but later local administrations, given to widespread corruption, brought about a decline in the standard of living. |
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