Maravillas de Colombia S.A.

Maravillas de Colombia S.A is a Colombian manufacturer of fireworks located in the city of Bucaramanga. The company traces its roots to 1899 when Leopoldo Nuñez Ortiz began making fireworks in Bogota.^[1] The company is known for its Chispitas Mariposa brand of sparklers. At the height of its activity in 1994, Maravillas de Colombia had 500 employees before major Colombian cities such as Bogota, Cali, and Barranquilla started regulating the production, use and sale of pyrotechnics.^[2]

Gallery

Chispitas Mariposa sparkler.
Chispitas Mariposa box.

References

^ Fernando Vega, Wilsom (18 December 2003). "PÓLVORA, EN VÍAS DE EXTINCIÓN". eltiempo.com. 2015 EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ GAVIRIA B., ANGELA (24 December 1995). "POLVORAU UNA QUEMA DE $ 25.000 MILLONES". El Tiempo. EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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[tiempo2003-1] Fernando Vega, Wilsom (18 December 2003). "PÓLVORA, EN VÍAS DE EXTINCIÓN". eltiempo.com. 2015 EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[tiemp1995-2] GAVIRIA B., ANGELA (24 December 1995). "POLVORAU UNA QUEMA DE $ 25.000 MILLONES". El Tiempo. EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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