Magüey
in Barrancas of Departamento de La Guajira, Colombia

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
11.004 and -72.714 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 11° 0' 15" and W -72° 42' 50"
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: 09:31 PM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Bogota
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:50 am and 5:24 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 Magüey

Magüey in Barrancas (Departamento de La Guajira) is a city in Colombia about 452 mi (or 727 km) north of Bogota, the country's capital city.

Local time in Magüey is now 09:31 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Magüey. The closest airport in Colombia is Jorge Isaac Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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 La Concepcion. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 75%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 69% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

29°C (85 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

29°C (84 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

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..........


38 FESTIVAL NACIONAL DEL CARBON 2009 EN BARRANCAS GUAJIRA

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

FIESTAS PATRONALES.


Escuela de Formación Integral Artística LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ (ELEM)

Published: February 04, 2012
Length: 07:31 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: escuelaluisemartinez

https://twitter.com/elem55 http://www.facebook.com/escuelaluisenriquemartinez http://www.myspace.com/escuelapollovallenato La Escuela de Formacion Integral Artistica "LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ".


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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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