Puerto Bolívar
in Uribia of Departamento de La Guajira, Colombia

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
12.241 and -71.962 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 12° 14' 27" and W -71° 57' 44"
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: 02:18 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Bogota
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:54 am and 5:21 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

Delve into Puerto Bolívar

Puerto Bolívar in Uribia (Departamento de La Guajira) is a town located in Colombia about 547 mi (or 880 km) north of Bogota, the country's capital town.

Time in Puerto Bolívar is now 02:18 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Puerto Bolívar. The closest airport in Colombia is Maicao Airport in a distance of 62 mi (or 99 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sinamaica, Riohacha, El Toro, Concepcion and Maracaibo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 9%
Air Humidity 79%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024

29°C (85 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 4th of December 2024

28°C (83 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 5th of December 2024

28°C (83 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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

Exxon Corp/El Cerrejon Colombia 1988

Published: December 08, 2009
Length: 05:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Barry Braverman

In 1978 Exxon began work on one of the largest industrial projects of the 20th century in the Guajira Desert of northern Colombia. This undeveloped region juts into the Caribbean where many...


Embraer ERJ-145LR Satena Aproximacion NDB-Z Aropuerto de Puerto Bolivar Guajira

Published: December 30, 2008
Length: 55:39 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ricardo Hernan Contreras Rodriguez

Aproximacion NDB-Z Aeropuerto de Puerto Bolivar con viento cruzado y rafagas.


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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.

Puerto Bolívar Airport

Puerto Bolívar Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Puerto Bolívar) is a private airport located in the Guajira Department of Colombia. The closest city is Uribia. It is located next to the Cerrejón coal terminal and only serves the workers of the area. Only private sector aircraft and Colombia's Aerocivil land at Puerto Bolivar. No commercial airlines serve the airport and it is mostly empty.

Located at 12.2214, -71.9847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Colombia


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Puerto Bolívar