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Acandi Destination Guide

Discover Acandi in Colombia

Acandi in the region of Chocó with its 4,840 habitants is a place located in Colombia - some 347 mi or ( 559 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Acandi

Local time in Acandi is now 06:57 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sapzurro, Sincelejo, Montería, Medellín, and Manizales. When in this area, you might want to check out Sapzurro . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Acandi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pool of the gods, Capurganá, Colombia!

2:18 min by MIGUEL ÁNGEL WALTEROS P.
Views: 6126 Rating: 4.20

A place called "PISCINA DE LOS DIOSES" (pool of the gods) in Capurganá, Colombia. ..

plane landing in Capurganá, Colombia

1:17 min by MIGUEL ÁNGEL WALTEROS P.
Views: 5207 Rating: 5.00

The plane arrives to the very small airport of Capurganá. ..


Hotel en Capurgana... TACARCUNA Lodge

1:45 min by hotelescostaacosta
Views: 2416 Rating: 5.00

Hoteles en Capurgana, TACARCUNA lodge, primer hotel en capurgana te ofrece los mejores planes con todo incluido, hasta las EXCURSIONES. Donde podrá disfrutar de las mejores aventuras rodeado de la exu ..

Excursión Sapzurro y la miel desde Capurgana...

1:26 min by hotelescostaacosta
Views: 2212 Rating: 5.00

Excursión a 15 minutos en lancha desde capurgana. Conocerás el ultimo pueblo de Colombia (Sapzurro) Destino ideal para el descanso, el buceo a pulmon, el kayaking... Desde Sapzurro caminaras la fronte ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Alcides Fernández Airport

Alcides Fernández Airport is a commercial airport on the Caribbean coast of Colombia serving to town of Acandí. The airport is considered by residents of the town of Acandí to be an important link between that community and the rest of Colombia as well as neighboring Panama. The airport was closed for some time during the early 2000s, as tourism to Acandí suffered a downturn.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.52 -77.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia, Colombia–Panama border crossings

Acandí

Acandí is a town of Colombia situated at the northern end of the department of Chocó, northwest of Colombia, the Caribbean Sea. Located 366 km from the provincial capital, Quibdó. Its average temperature is 28 degrees Celsius. It was founded around the year 1887, and it became a municipality in 1905, previously was part of Turbo. Acandí name is a corruption of the indigenous voice "Acanti" which means "River of Stone", a voice that was changed by the people who arrived by the name it has now.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.53 -77.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Colombia–Panama border crossings, Municipalities of Chocó Department, Populated places established in 1887, Populated places in the Chocó Department