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El Oasis Destination Guide

Explore El Oasis in Colombia

El Oasis in the region of Chocó is a town in Colombia - some 338 mi or ( 544 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Current time in El Oasis is now 05:22 PM (Thursday) . 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: Sincelejo, San Miguel, San Jeronimo, Pinorroa, and Montería. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sincelejo . 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 El Oasis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 8.53 -77.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Colombia–Panama border crossings, Municipalities of Chocó Department, Populated places established in 1887, Populated places in the Chocó Department

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.

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Located at 8.52 -77.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia, Colombia–Panama border crossings

Gulf of Urabá

The Gulf of Urabá is a gulf on the northern coast of South America. It is part of the Caribbean Sea. It is a long, narrow inlet located on the coast of Colombia, close to the connection of the continent to the Isthmus of Panama. The town of Turbo, Colombia, lies at the southern end of the Gulf. The Atrato River flows into the Gulf of Urabá.

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Located at 8.36 -76.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Colombia, Gulfs of the Caribbean Sea

Santa María la Antigua del Darién

Santa María la Antigua del Darién was a Spanish colonial town founded in 1510 by Vasco Núñez de Balboa, located in present-day Colombia approximately 40 miles south of Acandí. It was the first city founded by conquistadors in mainland America. After Pascual de Andagoya, a Spanish-Basque conquistador under the direction of Panama governor Pedrarias Dávila, founded Panama City in 1519, Santa María la Antigua del Darién was abandoned and in 1524 was attacked and burned by the indigenous people.

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Located at 8.21 -77.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1510