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Arroyo Hondo (a.k.a. Arroyohondo) is a municipality located in
the Bolívar Department. It was founded on 31 October 1791.
The flag of Arroyo Hondo is horizontally divided
white-yellow-green and charged with a Ceiba tree.
Source: municipal
web site.
Dov Gutterman, 1 September 2008
Translated from municipal
web site:
"White represents peace and harmony in our municipality.
Yellow represents the agricultural and cattle resources of our
communities.
Green represents the abundant vegetation of our capital and its
'corregimientos'.
The tree is a 'ceiba', a.k.a 'bonga'."
Genus Ceiba (Family Malvaceae) includes 10-20 species,
the most famous of them being Ceiba pentandra (L.)
Gaertn. (kapok) and C. speciosa (A. St. -Hil., A. Juss.
& Cambess.) Ravenna (floss silk tree).
See a photograph of a Colombian "bonga" at <picasaweb.google.com>.
Ivan Sache, 4 September 2008
bolah.jpg)
image from municipal
web site