Magdalena: River of Colombia. It is born in the Cordillera Central, running North and flows into the Caribbean Sea by Barranquilla. Course: 1700 Kms, aprox. It was discovered in 1502 by Rodrigo De Bastidas. 2. Department of Colombia, in the northern region, capital Santa Marta. Rugged by the mountain ranges of Perijá and Nevada de Santa Marta. It is bathed by the rio Magdalena. Main economic activities: fishing, cereals, tobacco, bananas, cotton, cocoa, beef, coal, copper, gold, silver, oil.