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San Francisco Destination Guide
Delve into San Francisco in Colombia
San Francisco in the region of Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina is located in Colombia - some 754 mi or ( 1214 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital .
Local time in San Francisco is now 11:46 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: San José, Cartago, Alajuela, Panama City, and Colón. While being here, you might want to check out San José . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in San Francisco ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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San Andres - Island Paradise
The island of San Andres www.sanandresrental.net is located about 480 miles (720 km) north of the Colombian Caribbean Coast and about 90 miles (135 km) east of Nicaragua. The archipelago of San Andrés ..
Coleman Beach Tent sand shade
Sorry about my english, what matter is that you find an image. This Tent is perfect for the beach, has a big back window so is cool inside, also no problem with the wind. Another thing that i love is ..
San Andrés. Colombia, el riesgo es que te quieras quedar
A 700 kilómetros de la costa continental colombiana se encuentra el archipiélago de San Andrés y Providencia, islas de corsarios y bucaneros que ofrecen excelentes servicios y atractivos que se disfru ..
Mantarraya en cayo acuario San andrés (Colombia)
Mantarraya en cayo acuario San andrés (Colombia) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
National University of Colombia at San Andrés
The Universidad Nacional de Colombia, San Andrés (also called Sede Caribe), is a public, coeducational, research university, is one of the satellite campus of the National University of Colombia System.
Located at 12.54 -81.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina (Spanish: Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina); or colloquially San Andrés y Providencia is one of the departments of Colombia. It consists of two island groups about 775 km northwest of Colombia and 220 km from the coast of Nicaragua, and eight outlying banks and reefs. The largest island of the archipelago is called San Andrés (island) and its capital is San Andrés.
Located at 12.55 -81.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia
San Andrés is the capital of the Colombian department of San Andrés y Providencia. It is situated at the north end of San Andrés Island. The population is considered to be about 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians. The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing.
Located at 12.55 -81.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Spanish capture of Providencia
The Spanish conquest of Providencia took place on 17 May 1641 and was a Thirty Years' War amphibious expedition launched by Spain in order to seize the island from English control. The Spanish fleet carrying 2,000 men captured the island and demolished the forts taking so much gold that the value of the plunder was estimated at above half a million ducats.
Located at 12.55 -81.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
San Andrés (island)
San Andrés (island) is a coral island among the Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea. Past historically tied to England, and politically part of Colombia,” San Andrés and the nearby islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina form the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. San Andrés, in the southern group of islands, is the largest of the department. The official languages in the department are Spanish, English, and Creole.
Located at 12.58 -81.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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