A small Colombian flag was neatly tucked in his open mouth.
On his return he assisted his father in surveying the Stockton & Darlington and Liverpool && Manchester lines, but in 1824 he accepted an engagement in South America to take charge of the engineering operations of the Colombian Mining Association of London.
In 1906, 26% of the coffee exports was of Colombian origin.
It is noted also as the birthplace of Caldas, the Colombian naturalist, and of Mosquera, the geographer.
Cochrane made a landing near Caracas, and proclaimed the Colombian republic. He had some success, but a false report of peace between France and England caused the English admiral to withdraw his support.
