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Tuoruinare Destination Guide
Discover Tuoruinare in Colombia
Tuoruinare in the region of La Guajira is a place located in Colombia - some 543 mi or ( 874 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital .
Local time in Tuoruinare is now 07:24 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, Valencia, Sinamaica, Maracaibo, and El Toro. When in this area, you might want to check out Oranjestad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tuoruinare ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
La Guajira Desert
La Guajira Desert is located in the northernmost part of Colombia, 610 km north of Bogota, in the La Guajira Department, covering most of La Guajira Peninsula including Venezuelan territory. The area holds immense coal reserves, exploited in a zone known as El Cerrejon. The area is also home to the indigenous Wayuu people. The Wayuu are mostly herders. They also are master deep sea divers. They dive to collect pearls. and There is also a variety of desert flora and fauna.
Located at 12.07 -71.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Guajira Peninsula
Guajira Peninsula (Spanish: Peninsula de La Guajira, also spelled Goajira, mainly in colonial period texts), is a peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in the Caribbean. It is the northernmost peninsula in South America and has an area of 25,000 km extending from the Manaure Bay (Colombia) to the Calabozo Ensenada in the Gulf of Venezuela (Venezuela), and from the Caribbean to the Serranía del Perijá mountains range.
Located at 12.00 -71.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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