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Medellin Destination Guide

Discover Medellin in Colombia

Medellin in the region of Cesar is a town located in Colombia - some 329 mi or ( 529 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital .

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Local time in Medellin is now 09:41 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, San Cristóbal, Mérida, Maracaibo, and Machiques. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Medellin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chiriguaná

Chiriguaná Flag of Chiriguaná Location of the municipality and town of Chiriguaná in the Department of Cesar. Country Colombia Region Caribbean Department Cesar Foundation Government  • Mayor Ramon Diaz Population (2005)  • Total 21,494 Website www. chiriguana-cesar. gov. co/ Chiriguaná is a city and municipality in the Department of Cesar, Colombia.

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Located at 9.37 -73.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cesar Department, Populated places in the Cesar Department

Curumaní

Curumaní is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.

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Located at 9.20 -73.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cesar Department, Populated places in the Cesar Department

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.

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Located at 9.25 -73.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Chimichagua, Municipalities of Cesar Department, Populated places established in 1748, Populated places in the Cesar Department

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.

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Located at 9.20 -73.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Marshes of Colombia, Wetlands of Colombia