Aracataca was founded in 1885. It
achieved the status of municipality on the 28th of April 1915, when it
separated from the municipality of Pueblo
Viejo. In the late 19th century, companies that would later merge into the
United Fruit Company colonized the land and started to cultivate bananas in the
wide region. By working closely with the government and terrorizing their
workers, the term banana republic has come into popular use. After some
decades, the downfall of the
