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El Puente Destination Guide
Touring El Puente in Colombia
El Puente in the region of La Guajira is located in Colombia - some 464 mi or ( 747 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .
Time in El Puente is now 12:04 AM (Wednesday) . 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, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Machiques, and Barquisimeto. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for El Puente ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Albania, La Guajira
Albania (previously known as Calabacito from the Spanish meaning Small Calabash tree) is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Is the youngest municipality of this Department along with the town of Uribia and others, created on March 19, 2000. Albania neighbors and exclusive enclosed camp site for the Cerrejón coal mine workers and their families, named Mushaisa.
Located at 11.16 -72.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Jorge Isaacs Airport
La Mina Airport or Jorge Isaacs Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Jorge Isaacs) is an airport serving Albania, La Guajira, a municipality of La Guajira Department in Colombia.
Located at 11.23 -72.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Cerrejón
Cerrejón is a thermal coal producer and exporter operating in La Guajira. Its operations include an open-pit mine producing over 32 million tonnes of coal a year, a 150-km railway line, and Puerto Bolívar, a maritime shipping terminal servicing vessels of up to 180,000 tonnes. The added value of this mining operation lies in its integrated operation (mine-railway-port), which is unique in Colombia. The integration guarantees greater production efficiency and less environmental impact.
Located at 11.09 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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