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El Arado Destination Guide

Explore El Arado in Colombia

El Arado in the region of Tolima is a town in Colombia - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Arado

Current time in El Arado is now 06:24 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Mérida, Villavicencio, Puerto Chaguani, and Pereira. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Cristóbal . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in El Arado ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Armero tragedy

The Armero tragedy was one of the major consequences of the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia on November 13, 1985. After 69 years of dormancy, the volcano's eruption caught nearby towns unaware, even though the government had received warnings to evacuate the area from multiple volcanological organizations when volcanic activity had been detected in September 1985.

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Located at 4.96 -74.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 1985 in Colombia, 1985 natural disasters, 20th-century volcanic events, Natural disasters in Colombia, Populated places in the Tolima Department, Volcanic events

Falán

Falan is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. Falan was founded before 1539, by the Guandecas and Pomponáes tribes. It was discovered by Spanish Baltazar Maldonado in 1539. The population of the municipality was 17,251 as of the 1993 census. The total area of the municipality is 238 km². Most workers work in agriculture although some do logging or mining. The altitude is 930 meters above sea level. Falan was originally inhabited only by indigenous inhabitants.

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Located at 5.13 -74.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Tolima, Populated places in the Tolima Department

1994 Paez river earthquake

The Paez river disaster was caused by a rather superficial earthquake (with a 10 km deep hypocenter, 6.4 on the Richter scale) and subsequent mudslide that destroyed the small town of Paez, located on the foothills of the Central Cordillera of the Andes in Cauca Department in South-western Colombia, which took place on June 6, 1994.

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Located at 5.00 -75.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1994 earthquakes, 1994 in Colombia, Earthquakes in Colombia

Lérida, Tolima

Lérida is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 20,153 as of the 1993 census.

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Located at 4.90 -74.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Tolima, Populated places in the Tolima Department

Casanare Province

Casanare Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824.

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Located at 5.20 -74.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Provinces of Gran Colombia, Provinces of the Republic of New Granada