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Curinachi Destination Guide

Touring Curinachi in Colombia

Curinachi in the region of La Guajira is located in Colombia - some 489 mi or ( 787 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Curinachi

Time in Curinachi is now 09:22 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Santa Rita, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, and Barquisimeto. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Curinachi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chichamaya

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Danza de la Chichamaya, en Paraguaipoa ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Maicao

Maicao is a city and municipality in the Department of La Guajira, northern Republic of Colombia. It is located 76 km from Riohacha, the capital of the department and is the second largest urban center near the border with Venezuela, after the city of Cúcuta. The city was founded on June 27, 1927 by Colonel Rodolfo Morales and Tomás Curvelo Iguarán, on behalf of the Department of Magdalena in the middle of the Wayuu people territory.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.38 -72.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab

The Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (Spanish transcription Omar Iban Al-Jattab) is a mosque in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia. It is the second largest mosque in Latin America. It is locally known as “La Mezquita” (“The Mosque”), simply because it is the only mosque in the region. Along with the Dar Alarkan School, they are the centers for the Islamic faith and culture in the region. The mosque was constructed in 17 September 1997, and named after the second Sunni caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab.

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Located at 11.38 -72.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Mosques in Colombia, Religious buildings completed in 1997