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La Loba Destination Guide

Touring La Loba in Colombia

La Loba in the region of La Guajira is a city located in Colombia - some 468 mi or ( 753 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Time in La Loba is now 12:03 AM (Monday) . 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, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Machiques, and Barquisimeto. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for La Loba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hatonuevo

Hatonuevo is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. A municipality of the La Guajira Department since 1994, it has a population of approximately 17,014 inhabitants, the majority being workers of El Cerrejon coal mine. The town has an extension of 347 km and is located an altitude of 50 meters above sea level with an average temperature of 28 °C throughout the year. It is 75 km away from the capital of La Guajira Department, Riohacha.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.07 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

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.

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Located at 11.09 -72.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Coal mines in Colombia, Standard gauge railways in Colombia, Surface mines in Colombia, Xstrata