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Zulia Destination Guide

Touring Zulia in Colombia

Zulia in the region of La Guajira is located in Colombia - some 441 mi or ( 710 km ) North of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Time in Zulia is now 09:47 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Oranjestad, La Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo, Machiques, and Barquisimeto. Being here already, consider visiting Oranjestad . Check out our recommendations for Zulia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department

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 19 km away
Tags: Barrancas, La Guajira, 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 22 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department