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The text tells the story of the arrival of the first automobile in Colombia at the end of the 19th century. Carlos Coriolano Amador, the richest man in Antioquia at that time, imported a De Dion Bouton automobile from France in 1899. The vehicle made a long journey from the port of Puerto Colombia to Medellín, facing difficulties due to the precarious conditions of the transportation roads of that era. The arrival of the automobile caused great commotion and interest in Medellín.
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