La Palmita
in Barrancas of Departamento de La Guajira, Colombia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
11.029 and -72.760 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 11° 1' 44" and W -72° 45' 37"
Currency and Currency Code:
Peso - COP
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:45 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Bogota
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:44 am and 5:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.457 and 105.705 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waterfall
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Colombia in South America

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Colombia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Colombia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover La Palmita

La Palmita in Barrancas (Departamento de La Guajira) is a town in Colombia about 453 mi (or 728 km) north of Bogota, the country's capital city.

Current time in La Palmita is now 08:45 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports near La Palmita. The closest airport in Colombia is Jorge Isaac Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena in a distance of 123 mi (or 198 km), West.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Riohacha, Valledupar, La Villa del Rosario, Sinamaica and Machiques. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Chance of rainfall 14%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 48% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Tuesday, 5th of November 2024

29°C (84 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Dorfzerstörung in Kolumbien für Kohletagebau

Published: December 11, 2012
Length: 11:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: berni pauli

2001 wurde das Dorf Tabacco brutal geräumt und dem Erdboden gleichgemacht. Das ganze im Auftrag von Bergbaumulti El Cerrejon, der dort den Steinkohletagebau ständig erweitert. Die Kohle wird.


Tren del Cerrejón, Guajira. Colombia

Published: June 16, 2009
Length: 03:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jaime Ríos

Tren que lleva el carbón de las minas del Cerrejón hasta el puerto marítimo. (120 vagones/viaje) x (100 Ton/vagón) x (8 viajes/dia) = 48000 Ton/día.


Albania La Guajira, La Princesa Negra, Obras para la gente.

Published: February 22, 2010
Length: 58:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: .....A

Obras de mayor impacto construidas en la gestión del señor alcalde Dr Yan Keller Hernandez Herazo, bajo el plan de desarrollo an Albania, Lo Bueno Sigue.


Cerrejón - Visita del programa relatos de viaje a la mina de carbón Cerrejón Parte 1

Published: September 28, 2009
Length: 18:31 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Claudio Ochoa

Ramón Marulanda, presentador de Relatos de Viaje de Teleantioquia visitó el Cerrejón en La Guajira y mostró aspectos interesantes de la operación minera y la infraestructura necesaria...


COMERCIAL XXXVIII FESTIVAL DEL CARBON BARRANCAS GUAJIRA DEL 9 AL 12 DE OCTUBRE 2008

Published: September 18, 2009
Length: 15:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tsalas2011

BARRANCAS GUAJIRA LOS INVITA AL XXXVIII FESTIVAL DEL CARBON QUE SERA DEL 9 AL 12 DE OCTUBRE 2008 LA TIERRA AMABLE DE COLOMBIA LOS ESPERA..........


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Published: September 21, 2009
Length: 04:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tsalas2011

FIESTAS PATRONALES.


Jorge David Herrera Ildefonso Solano Carretalito Barrancas

Published: May 18, 2013
Length: 38:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tibur Carrillo

Festival de Carretalito 2013.


Extraccion de Marmol en Barrancas - La Guajira (Col)

Published: June 17, 2010
Length: 44:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: katycerchar

Procesode Extraccion de Marmol en Barrancas - La Guajira al norte de Colombia.


horas felices (escuela LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ)

Published: October 20, 2011
Length: 16:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: escuelaluisemartinez

https://twitter.com/elem55 http://www.facebook.com/escuelaluisenriquemartinez http://www.myspace.com/escuelapollovallenato Canción del maestro LEANDRO DIAZ interpretada por los alumnos de...


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Published: August 23, 2014
Length: 37:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: miguel angel martinez garcia

grupo nuevo amanecer ipuc hatonuevo.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

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.

Located at 11, -72.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department, Barrancas, La Guajira

Hatonuevo

Hatonuevo is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of La Guajira. A municipality of the La Guajira Department since 1994, it has a population of approximately 17,014 inhabitants, the majority being workers of El Cerrejon coal mine. The town has an extension of 347 km and is located an altitude of 50 meters above sea level with an average temperature of 28 °C throughout the year. It is 75 km away from the capital of La Guajira Department, Riohacha.

Located at 11.0694, -72.7669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department