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El Morro Destination Guide

Discover El Morro in Colombia

El Morro in the region of La Guajira is a town located in Colombia - some 454 mi or ( 730 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Morro is now 07:52 PM (Saturday) . 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, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Machiques, and Barquisimeto. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Morro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cerrejón

Cerrejón is a thermal coal producer and exporter operating in La Guajira. Its operations include an open-pit mine producing over 32 million tonnes of coal a year, a 150-km railway line, and Puerto Bolívar, a maritime shipping terminal servicing vessels of up to 180,000 tonnes. The added value of this mining operation lies in its integrated operation (mine-railway-port), which is unique in Colombia. The integration guarantees greater production efficiency and less environmental impact.

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Located at 11.09 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Coal mines in Colombia, Standard gauge railways in Colombia, Surface mines in Colombia, Xstrata

Albania, La Guajira

Albania (previously known as Calabacito from the Spanish meaning Small Calabash tree) is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Is the youngest municipality of this Department along with the town of Uribia and others, created on March 19, 2000. Albania neighbors and exclusive enclosed camp site for the Cerrejón coal mine workers and their families, named Mushaisa.

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Located at 11.16 -72.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places established in 1801, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Barrancas, La Guajira

Barrancas is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The municipality of Barrancas is located to the left margin of the Ranchería River in a valley formed between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains and the Serranía del Perijá. Barrancas has a total area of 742 km² and at 40 meters over sea level. The average temperature is 28°C throughout the year and distances from the capital of the Department of La Guajira, Riohacha. It became a municipality in 1892.

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Located at 11.00 -72.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Barrancas, La Guajira, Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department