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Delve into Alban in Colombia

Alban in the region of Cundinamarca with its 1,684 residents is a city in Colombia - some 31 mi or ( 49 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital .

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Current time in Alban is now 06:01 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Mérida, Villavicencio, Tunja, and Sasaima. While being here, make sure to check out San Cristóbal . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Alban ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mundo Futuro -Ciudades Del Futuro-

6:16 min by IngSysColombia
Views: 11562 Rating: 5.00

Fragmento del documental de Discovery Channel titulado Mundo Futuro. Este fragmento habla sobre las ciudades y mundos virtuales, una mirada al futuro. --Second Life--, --Mundo Virtual--. mundovirtual. ..

The Experience of Your Life

0:15 min by Colombiatravel
Views: 4001 Rating: 5.00

Proexport Colombia invites you to experience a magical adventure in Colombia during ten days - all expenses paid - so you can get to know and enjoy our culture, gastronomy, and the best landscapes whi ..


corona club halloween 2010

1:11 min by walter dorado
Views: 1349 Rating: 5.00

la mejor rumba de halloween , este 30 y 31 de octubre ..

Finca Las vegas,

6:59 min by Gaston Rings
Views: 377 Rating: 5.00

Our farm "Las Vegas" , around 2 hours from Bogota the capital of Colombia. We bought the farm last year , it has an area of around 36000 square meters. It has Bananas, Coffee, fruit trees, sugar can , ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Albán, Cundinamarca

Albán is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

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Located at 4.87 -74.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cundinamarca, Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department

Sasaima

Sasaima is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality was established in 1605 by Alonso Vasquez de Cisneros. The mayor is Gonzalo Parra Bohorquez.

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Located at 4.90 -74.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cundinamarca, Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department

Guayabal de Síquima

Guayabal de Síquima also known as "The Golden Gate of the Central Magdalena" is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca located in the Central Magdalena Province 69 km from Bogotá. The principal town is located at 4°52’52” North and 74°28’10” West, in zone called Western Zone of the Eastern Mountains, which is characterized by sinuous mountains.

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Located at 4.88 -74.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cundinamarca, Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department

Facatativá

Facatativá is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 28 miles (42 km) northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level. The city is known for its Archaeological Park Piedras del Tunjo (Rocks of the Tunjo Indian)and best known in Colombia as Piedras de Tunja (Literally stones of Tunja) featuring large rock formations that were once the bottom of a lake.

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Located at 4.82 -74.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Cundinamarca, Populated places in the Cundinamarca Department

Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park

Piedras de Tunja is an important archaeological park established on a natural rocky shelter 40 km west of Bogotá in the city of Facatativá. In ancient times it used to be the shore of a large lake flooding the Savannah of Bogotá. It was used by the Muisca rulers as a refuge during the time of the Spanish conquest. In fact, in this site the soldiers of Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada killed the ruling Zipa Tisquesusa in 1537. The huge rocks are covered with pictographs made by ancient settlers.

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Located at 4.82 -74.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological parks, Archaeological sites in Colombia, History of Colombia, Parks in Colombia, Pre-Columbian archaeological sites, Rock art in South America, Tourism in Colombia