Puerto Salgar

Puerto Salgar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto salˈɣaɾ]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the northwestern part of the department of Cundinamarca. It came to international attention when the US ambassador in Colombia announced the Palanquero Air Base had entered a recertification process, possibly in order to host US military personnel as a replacement to the Manta Air Base.[2] As of July 2009, negotiations were ongoing.[3]

Puerto Salgar
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Puerto Salgar
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°30′N 74°35′W
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
  Total15,019
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

On 29 December 2015, Puerto Salgar recorded a temperature of 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Colombia.[4]

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