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Istmina Destination Guide

Delve into Istmina in Colombia

Istmina in the region of Chocó with its 13,788 residents is located in Colombia - some 183 mi or ( 295 km ) West of Bogotá , the country's capital .

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Local time in Istmina is now 07:14 PM (Saturday) . 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: Viro Viro, Tajuato, Tado, Suruco, and Quibdó. While being here, you might want to check out Viro Viro . 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 Istmina ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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CRED Jewellery, The source of ecological gold.

4:11 min by CREDJewellery
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CRED Jewellery uses Fairtrade and Fairmined Ecological gold and platinum from small scale artisanal miners in the Choco rainforest Colombia. The gold is mined without chemicals under stringent social ..

Sitio accidente aéreo HK-160

0:56 min by tinhv
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Este es el sitio aproximado donde cayó el avión de AVIANCA HK-160 con 23 pasajeros el 11 de enero de 1954, y la iglesia ubicada cerca al sitio denominado Agroindustria La Perla. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Istmina

Istmina is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia. The town of Istmina was founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, initially with the name of San Pablo. The name was changed in 1903 to Istmina, a contraction of isthmus and minas (mines), two characteristics of the area. The municipality covers 2,480 square kilometres, with an average elevation of 79 metres, and an average temperature of 25.9 °C . Istmina is located 75 km from the departmental capital, Quibdó.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 5.17 -76.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chocó Department, Populated places in the Chocó Department

Andagoya

Andagoya is a village in west-central Colombia. Andagoya is named for Pascual de Andagoya (1495-1548), a Spanish conquistador.

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Located at 5.10 -76.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Chocó Department

Medio Sanjuán

Medio Sanjuán is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

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Located at 5.10 -76.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chocó Department, Populated places in the Chocó Department

Condoto

Condoto is the third most important municipality in the Chocó Department, after Quibdó and Istmina. It is situated south of the department and its main economical activity is mining (it is rich in gold and platinum) and agriculture. Condoto is also known as the "Platinum Capital of Colombia".

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Located at 5.10 -76.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chocó Department, Populated places in the Chocó Department

Unión Panamericana

Unión Panamericana is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

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Located at 5.28 -76.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chocó Department, Populated places in the Chocó Department