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Explore Balcones in Colombia

Balcones in the region of Valle del Cauca is a place in Colombia - some 149 mi or ( 239 km ) South-West of Bogotá , the country's capital city .

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Time in Balcones is now 08:48 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: Quito, Santa Luisa, San Jose, Salina, and Popayan. Since you are here already, consider visiting Quito . Where to go and what to see in Balcones ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca

El Cerrito is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This is one of the 42 municipalities of the department. The town is known for having within its jurisdiction the hacienda "El Paraíso", where the writer Jorge Isaacs lived and set his novel María. Part of its territory also belongs to the Parque Nacional Natural Las Hermosas. Is situated 47 km east to Cali, the capital of the department.

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Located at 3.67 -76.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Valle del Cauca, Populated places established in 1797, Populated places in the Valle del Cauca Department

Ginebra, Valle del Cauca

Ginebra is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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Located at 3.75 -76.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Valle del Cauca, Populated places in the Valle del Cauca Department

American Airlines Flight 965

American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757 registered N651AA, was a scheduled flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, United States to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia, which crashed into a mountain in Buga, Colombia on December 20, 1995, killing 151 passengers and 8 crew members. The crash was the first U.S. -owned 757 accident and the highest death toll of any accident in Colombia.

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Located at 3.85 -76.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1995 in Colombia, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 757, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, American Airlines accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1995, Aviation accidents and incidents in Colombia

Paris Kanellakis

Paris Christos Kanellakis (Greek: Πάρις Χρήστος Κανελλάκης; December 3, 1953 – December 20, 1995) was a computer scientist.

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Located at 3.85 -76.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1953 births, 1995 deaths, American computer scientists, Brown University faculty, Database researchers, Greek academics, Greek computer scientists, Greek emigrants to the United States, Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni, National Technical University of Athens alumni, Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Colombia

Palmira, Valle del Cauca

Palmira (pronounced pälmē'rä) is a city and municipality in southwestern Colombia in the Valle del Cauca Department, located about 17 miles east from Cali, the department's capital and main city.

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Located at 3.58 -76.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Valle del Cauca, Populated places established in 1813, Populated places in the Valle del Cauca Department