Girardot Colombia Estacion del F.C. Train Station Real Photo Postcard

Girardot, located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, grew significantly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a crucial river port on the Magdalena River and a burgeoning railway hub. The construction of the Ferrocarril de Cundinamarca (Cundinamarca Railway) connecting Girardot to Bogotá, completed in stages from the late 1880s, transformed the town into a vital transit point for goods and passengers between the capital and the Caribbean coast.