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Santander Destination Guide

Discover Santander in Colombia

Santander in the region of La Guajira is a town located in Colombia - some 487 mi or ( 784 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Santander

Local time in Santander is now 07:21 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Ciudad Ojeda, and Barquisimeto. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Santander ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Chichamaya

2:54 min by David Villalobos
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Danza de la Chichamaya, en Paraguaipoa ..

Guajira, Colombia Timelapse

5:02 min by Santiago Obando
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Via Riohacha Manaure ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Maicao

Maicao is a city and municipality in the Department of La Guajira, northern Republic of Colombia. It is located 76 km from Riohacha, the capital of the department and is the second largest urban center near the border with Venezuela, after the city of Cúcuta. The city was founded on June 27, 1927 by Colonel Rodolfo Morales and Tomás Curvelo Iguarán, on behalf of the Department of Magdalena in the middle of the Wayuu people territory.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.38 -72.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab

The Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (Spanish transcription Omar Iban Al-Jattab) is a mosque in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia. It is the second largest mosque in Latin America. It is locally known as “La Mezquita” (“The Mosque”), simply because it is the only mosque in the region. Along with the Dar Alarkan School, they are the centers for the Islamic faith and culture in the region. The mosque was constructed in 17 September 1997, and named after the second Sunni caliph Omar Ibn Al-Khattab.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.38 -72.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Mosques in Colombia, Religious buildings completed in 1997