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Tigrepozo Destination Guide

Explore Tigrepozo in Colombia

Tigrepozo in the region of La Guajira is a place in Colombia - some 464 mi or ( 746 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Time in Tigrepozo is now 12:31 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Machiques, and Barquisimeto. Since you are here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Where to go and what to see in Tigrepozo ? 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.

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Located at 11.16 -72.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places established in 1801, Populated places in the Guajira Department

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.

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Located at 11.23 -72.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Airports in Colombia, La 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 20 km away
Tags: Coal mines in Colombia, Standard gauge railways in Colombia, Surface mines in Colombia, Xstrata