The port of Barranquilla is located on the western margin of the Magdalena River, 22 km before the river mouth at the Caribbean Sea. Nowadays, it is ranked fourth among the biggest ports of the country in terms of cargo volume. Nevertheless, it has problems for navigation throughout his access...

In this paper, we analyze the impact that the reforms introduced by the Law 142 of 1994, for the modification of the potable water and sewerage systems, had on the child mortality rate. These reforms, for one side, allowed the entrance of private companies into the public services provision...

Durante los primeros años de la década actual, el distrito de Barranquilla enfrentó una severa crisis fiscal que llevó a la administración pública a acogerse a los distintos programas de saneamiento fiscal propuestos por el Ministerio de Hacienda y a cumplir las sanciones impuestas por el...

The main mortality causes for Colombia in 2010 are in the direction of the phenomenon known as Epidemiologic Transition. Among these we can find neoplasms and heart diseases as the factors with highest death incidence. Physical aggressions and homicides also cause a large number of deaths in the...

El río Ranchería, en su recorrido desde la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta hasta su desembocadura en el Mar Caribe, pasa por nueve de los quince municipios del departamento de La Guajira. La importancia del río no solo está asociada a su explotación directa, sino también por su tarea como...

During the nineties, Cali went through a series of events that resulted into a crisis. In the same decade happened: the economic liberalization, the largest mortgage crisis over the past 30 years of the country, the crisis in public finances of the city and the upsurge of drug trafficking. These...

The popularity of the early childhood development programs has increased in recent years since it is in this period when interventions which seek to improve the child´s physical, cognitive and socio-affective skills have a significantly higher impact. According to the results encountered by...

Airports are one of the most important components of the physical infrastructure of a country, because through them aircrafts can move large volumes of passengers and cargo. However, their construction requires consideration of a number of environmental, economic, territorial and social factors...