Buenaventura is located in the southwest part of Colombia between 3º 53" north latitude and 77 º 04" west longitudes Greenwich Meridian (Figure No.1)

IMAGE OF BUENAVENTURA AROUND THE WORLD

Buenaventura is the unique, wider coast town of the Valle del Cauca Department. It has an area of 6,297 Km2 (629,700 hectares), which represents 29.7% of the total area of the department.