BUENAVENTURA, a Pacific port of Colombia, in the de partment of Valle, about 210m. W.S.W. of Bogota. Pop. in 1928, about The town is situated on Cascajal, a small island, at the head of a broad estuary or bay projecting inland from the bay of Choco and 1 om. from its mouth. The estuary is deep enough for vessels of 2oft. draught and affords an excellent harbour. Buenaventura is 36om. from Panama and is the first port of call south of the canal for several lines of steamers. It is the Colombian landing-place of the West Coast cable. The town has a very unhealthful climate, oppressively hot and humid. It is the port for the upper basin of the Cauca, an elevated and fertile region, with two large commercial centres, Popayan and Cali (with which it is connected by rail), and also for the gold and platinum districts along the upper San Juan river.