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Los Cestiadores Destination Guide

Delve into Los Cestiadores in Colombia

Los Cestiadores in the region of La Guajira is located in Colombia - some 449 mi or ( 722 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital .

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Local time in Los Cestiadores is now 10:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Machiques, and Barquisimeto. While being here, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Los Cestiadores ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Barrancas, La Guajira

Barrancas is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The municipality of Barrancas is located to the left margin of the Ranchería River in a valley formed between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains and the Serranía del Perijá. Barrancas has a total area of 742 km² and at 40 meters over sea level. The average temperature is 28°C throughout the year and distances from the capital of the Department of La Guajira, Riohacha. It became a municipality in 1892.

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Located at 11.00 -72.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Barrancas, La Guajira, Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

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.

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Located at 11.07 -72.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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 15 km away
Tags: Coal mines in Colombia, Standard gauge railways in Colombia, Surface mines in Colombia, Xstrata

Fonseca, La Guajira

Fonseca is a town and municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The town celebrates the Festival del Retorno in honor of St Augustine with religious celebrations, vallenato music events and others.

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Located at 10.83 -72.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Distracción, La Guajira

Distracción is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Founded in 1845 by a man from neighboring Barrancas named Antonio María Vidal on the right margin of the Ranchería River. The town celebrates the Festival de los Laureles (Spanish for Festival of the Laurels). The town's economy relies mostly in agriculture, farming and the rudimentary exploitation of a limestone mine.

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Located at 10.90 -72.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department