Colombian truckers' strike still on.BOGOTA Bo·go·tá The capital and largest city of Colombia, in the central part of the country on a high plain in the eastern Andes. It was a center of Chibcha culture before the Spanish established a settlement in 1538. Population: 6,980,000. -- Colombian truckers' strike has reduced the amount of coffee getting to port for shipment overseas and the situation is getting difficult, said the head of the Association of Colombian Coffee Exporters, Jorge Lozano (born May 17, 1963 in San Luis Potosi) is a retired professional tennis player from from Mexico. On August 22, 1988, he reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 4. His highest singles ranking was World Number 51. . The port of Buenaventura Buenaventura (bwā'nävānt  `rä), city (1993 pop. 194,727), W Colombia, a port on the Pacific Ocean. , in the Pacific coast, received only four
truckloads of coffee recently when the port normally receives 30 to 40
truckloads per day. And supplies are tightening also in the Atlantic
coast port of Cartagena, Lozano said.
The truck drivers went on strike recently asking for lower fuel prices and enforcement of a previous deal to increase hauling rates. They were in a second day of closed-door talks with transportation ministry officials. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ministry spokesman, the negotiations are advancing. |
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