Strike movements

1970. Social unrest hit the islands during the 1970s. Regardless of their ethnic rivalry, oil and plantation workers joined forces during the 1975 strike to demand better conditions. The strike movement was finally quashed when the People’s National Movement called on the army to dole out gasoline.

Día: 
1970

Tips

La cumbre más alta de Colombia es el pico Cristóbal Colón, de 5800 metros, ubicado en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, al norte del país.