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Candelaria Destination Guide

Touring Candelaria in Colombia

Candelaria in the region of Cesar is located in Colombia - some 318 mi or ( 511 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Time in Candelaria is now 04:26 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, San Cristóbal, San Carlos del Zulia, Mérida, and Maracaibo. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for Candelaria ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ciénaga de Zapatosa

Ciénaga de Zapatosa (Marsh of Zapatosa) is a large marsh in a depression located between the Colombian departments of Cesar and Magdalena covering an area of approximately 40,000 ha and containing one million cubic meters of water. The marshes are covered by the municipalities of Chimichagua, Curumaní, Tamalameque and El Banco, communities which based their economy in part from the artisan fishing practice.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.20 -73.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Marshes of Colombia, Wetlands of Colombia

Chimichagua

Chimichagua is a city and municipality in the central region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. Approximately one third of the municipality of Chimichagua is water. The municipality seat lies by the Cienaga de Zapatosa marshes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.25 -73.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Chimichagua, Municipalities of Cesar Department, Populated places established in 1748, Populated places in the Cesar Department