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Explore Socorro in Colombia

Socorro in the region of Santander with its 17,752 inhabitants is a place in Colombia - some 140 mi or ( 226 km ) North-East of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Socorro

Time in Socorro is now 09:05 AM (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: Rubio, Mérida, Barquisimeto, Yopal, and Valle de San Jose. Since you are here already, consider visiting Rubio . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Socorro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

the best rafting level 4 y 5 Suarez River Colombia, Socorro, Santander

3:26 min by colombiadventure
Views: 11161 Rating: 4.64

SEE THE END is pure CLASS 5, this is the suarez river in Socorro, Santander, Colombia... ..

Discover beautiful Colombia - Extreme rappelling in Colombia

0:17 min by alexremix
Views: 2695 Rating: 3.67

Extreme rappelling in Colombia "torrentismo" Coming down a cliff hanging from a chord. ..


Hotel Guarigua San Gil Santander Colombia

1:34 min by Al Cordoba
Views: 2548 Rating: 5.00

Created on January 9, 2010 using FlipShare. al.cordoba@qlx.com www.fincalapalmera.com ..

Rafting Vertigo Total

6:10 min by colombiadventure
Views: 614 Rating: 4.00

This is the Suarez river, today in Colombia this river is considered the best for extreme Rafting. Levels 3,4,5 y 6 only for people really crazy.... socorro santander ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Palmas Socorro

Palmas Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

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Located at 6.41 -73.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Santander, Populated places in the Santander Department

Simacota

Simacota is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

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Located at 6.45 -73.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Santander, Populated places in the Santander Department

Guapota

Guapota is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

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Located at 6.38 -73.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Santander, Populated places in the Santander Department

Socorro, Santander

Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by José de Archila and José Díaz Sarmiento. The town was very influential in the history of Colombia. There began the revolution of the Communards of 1781(revolucion de los comuneros), against the oppression of Spanish rule. Socorro was the capital of Santander between 1862 and 1886.

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Located at 6.53 -73.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Santander, Populated places in the Santander Department

Santander State

Santander State was one of the states of Colombia. Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern day areas of the Santander Department and Norte de Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

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Located at 6.53 -73.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Sovereign States of the Granadine Confederation, States of Colombia