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El Melon Destination Guide

Touring El Melon in Colombia

El Melon in the region of La Guajira is a city located in Colombia - some 531 mi or ( 855 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Time in El Melon is now 05:23 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Sinamaica, Maracaibo, El Toro, and Concepcion. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for El Melon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Uribia, La Guajira

Uribia is town and municipality of the La Guajira department of Colombia. It is the youngest municipality of this Department since the year 2000. Northern Zone of the Cerrejón coal mines are located in this municipality. The municipality also contains the Serranía de Macuira mountain range which is an isolated low altitude mountain range in the middle of La Guajira Desert. One third of this mountain range is also a National Natural Park of Colombia.

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Located at 11.92 -72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Puerto Bolívar Airport

Puerto Bolívar Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Puerto Bolívar) is a private airport located in the Guajira Department of Colombia. The closest city is Uribia. It is located next to the Cerrejón coal terminal and only serves the workers of the area. Only private sector aircraft and Colombia's Aerocivil land at Puerto Bolivar. No commercial airlines serve the airport and it is mostly empty.

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Located at 12.22 -71.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia

Cabo de la Vela

Cabo de la Vela (Spanish for "cape of sails") is a headland in the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia with an adjacent small fishing village. It is a popular ecotourism destination of the Caribbean Region of Colombia

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Located at 12.21 -72.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Caribbean region of Colombia, Headlands of Colombia, Maritime history, Tourism in Colombia

Bahia Portete (La Guajira, Colombia)

Bahía de Portete (Bahia Portete) is a bay in La Guajira, Colombia. It lies approximately 30 miles from the Venezuelan border on the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of Colombia. The bay opens to the Caribbean Sea. A large coal terminal lies at the mouth of the bay, and the bay's inlet is less than 1 mile wide. The Puerto Bolivar Airport is the closest airport to the bay.

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Located at 12.19 -71.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Bays of Colombia, La Guajira Department