Discover El Balso in Colombia
El Balso in the region of Tolima is a town located in Colombia - some 62 mi or ( 101 km ) North-West of Bogotá , the country's capital .
Local time in El Balso is now 01:35 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bogota " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San Cristóbal, Mérida, Villavicencio, Puerto Chaguani, and Pereira. When in this area, you might want to check out San Cristóbal . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Balso ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 5.13 -74.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 4.96 -74.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Casanare Province
Casanare Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824.
Located at 5.20 -74.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Mariquita Airport
Mariquita Airport is an airport serving Mariquita, a municipality of the Tolima Department in Colombia.
Located at 5.21 -74.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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.
Located at 5.00 -75.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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