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Paradero Destination Guide

Discover Paradero in Colombia

Paradero in the region of La Guajira is a town located in Colombia - some 468 mi or ( 753 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital .

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Local time in Paradero is now 05:52 PM (Friday) . 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 Paradero ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Jorge Isaacs Airport

La Mina Airport or Jorge Isaacs Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs) is an airport serving Albania, La Guajira, a municipality of La Guajira Department in Colombia.

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Located at 11.23 -72.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia, La Guajira Department

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 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places established in 1801, Populated places in the Guajira Department

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 23 km away
Tags: Coal mines in Colombia, Standard gauge railways in Colombia, Surface mines in Colombia, Xstrata