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Riohacha Destination Guide

Explore Riohacha in Colombia

Riohacha in the region of La Guajira with its 92,431 inhabitants is a town in Colombia - some 486 mi or ( 782 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Riohacha

Current time in Riohacha is now 12:54 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Sinamaica, San Francisco, La Villa del Rosario, and Maracaibo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Oranjestad . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Riohacha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The best beach in the World Howardino's photos around Santa Martha, Colombia (travel pics)

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Taganga, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Santa Marta Marc-patty's photos, Colombia (tayrona mosquitos)

1:48 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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La Guajira: Cabo de la Vela Bermudez's photos around Cabo de la Vela, Colombia (fabric de vela)

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Ciudad Perdida - The Lost City Jtrail's photos around Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

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Interesting facts about this location

Riohacha Province

Riohacha Province was a province of Gran Colombia. With the 1824 changes in the subdivisions of Gran Colombia, it became part of Magdalena Department.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.55 -72.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Provinces of Gran Colombia, Provinces of the Republic of New Granada

Almirante Padilla Airport

Almirante Padilla Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Almirante Padilla) is an airport located near Riohacha, a city in the Guajira Department of Colombia. It is served by Avianca and Tiara Air .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.53 -72.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia

Los Flamencos Sanctuary

Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (Spanish: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos) has been a designated wildlife sanctuary since 1977. It is located in the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia's Caribbean Region. Its main attraction is the American Flamingoes, and their nests that can reach 60 cm high.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.40 -73.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: National parks of Colombia, Protected areas established in 1977, Sanctuaries