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Machete Destination Guide

Explore Machete in Colombia

Machete in the region of La Guajira is a town in Colombia - some 496 mi or ( 798 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Machete is now 06:48 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Santa Rita, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, and Barquisimeto. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Oranjestad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Machete ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chichamaya

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Interesting facts about this location

Manaure, La Guajira

Manaure or Salinas de Manaure is a town and municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Manaure's main economic activity is the exploitation of the vast amounts of salt in the area.

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Located at 11.78 -72.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Manaure, Cesar

Manaure also known as Balcón del Cesar (Cesar's Balcony) is a Colombian town and municipality located in the northeastern region of the Cesar Department on the Serranía del Perijá.

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Located at 11.78 -72.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cesar Department, Populated places established in 1874, Populated places in the Cesar Department

Maicao

Maicao is a city and municipality in the Department of La Guajira, northern Republic of Colombia. It is located 76 km from Riohacha, the capital of the department and is the second largest urban center near the border with Venezuela, after the city of Cúcuta. The city was founded on June 27, 1927 by Colonel Rodolfo Morales and Tomás Curvelo Iguarán, on behalf of the Department of Magdalena in the middle of the Wayuu people territory.

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Located at 11.38 -72.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab

The Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (Spanish transcription Omar Iban Al-Jattab) is a mosque in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia. It is the second largest mosque in Latin America. It is locally known as “La Mezquita” (“The Mosque”), simply because it is the only mosque in the region. Along with the Dar Alarkan School, they are the centers for the Islamic faith and culture in the region. The mosque was constructed in 17 September 1997, and named after the second Sunni caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab.

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Located at 11.38 -72.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Mosques in Colombia, Religious buildings completed in 1997