Chanchón
in Socorro of Departamento de Santander, Colombia

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
6.467 and -73.291 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 6° 28' 0" and W -73° 17' 28"
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: 10:22 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: America/Bogota
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:40 am and 5:33 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-6.466 and 106.708 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cilangkap
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 Chanchón

Chanchón in Socorro (Departamento de Santander) is a city in Colombia about 139 mi (or 224 km) north of Bogota, the country's capital city.

Local time in Chanchón is now 10:22 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Chanchón, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Colombia is Palonegro Airport in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia in a distance of 99 mi (or 159 km), South-West.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bucaramanga, Tunja, Delicias, Yopal and Caracoli. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F

Morning Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 71%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 2nd of November 2024

24°C (76 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 3rd of November 2024

18°C (65 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 4th of November 2024

22°C (72 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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

preview picture of video 'Camino de Simacota (Santander, Colombia)'

Camino de Simacota (Santander, Colombia)

Published: September 08, 2009
Length: 15:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Juan C. Aceros

Camino de Simacota (Santander, Colombia)

preview picture of video 'Camino de Simacota: el río Suarez'

Camino de Simacota: el río Suarez

Published: September 08, 2009
Length: 06:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Juan C. Aceros

Camino de Simacota: el río Suarez (Santander, Colombia)

preview picture of video 'Balada - Velandia y la Tigra'

Balada - Velandia y la Tigra

Published: February 05, 2013
Length: 02:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: edward padilla

Sin palabras... Un fragmento de uno de mis temas predilectos... Balada - Velandia y La Tigra.

preview picture of video 'Monólogos del Gran Santander'

Monólogos del Gran Santander

Published: May 16, 2014
Length: 03:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wilson contreras

Luego Olga y Camilo, que pertenecen a una compañía de teatro llamada grupo de teatro Cacique Chanchón nos presentan en el hotel que estamos alojando a 2 personajes importantes a través...

preview picture of video 'el cucho elvio'

el cucho elvio

Published: November 17, 2010
Length: 18:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: loughysito

bn veanlo ke es muy bn.

preview picture of video 'Reportaje - UIS Socorro'

Reportaje - UIS Socorro

Published: April 25, 2012
Length: 25:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andres

Inteligencia linguistica- Proyecto para feria de "inteligencias multiples" NO LO PRESENTAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

preview picture of video 'volando sobre el socorro 1 (piano sencillo)'

volando sobre el socorro 1 (piano sencillo)

Published: December 17, 2007
Length: 14:01 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: colombiadventure

primeros vuelos sobre el socorro... santander colombia rafting.

preview picture of video 'Video Socorro Santander'

Video Socorro Santander

Published: October 28, 2009
Length: 52:06 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: devigcolombia

Producciones Arvi Sonia Tapias.

preview picture of video 'El Socorro Destino Turistico para viajar en el 2008'

El Socorro Destino Turistico para viajar en el 2008

Published: January 24, 2008
Length: 08:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Fernando Salamanca Solano

El mejor destino turistico para hacer deporte de aventura, ecologico, agroturismo, historico y cultural.

preview picture of video 'Socorro Santander aventura'

Socorro Santander aventura

Published: August 06, 2008
Length: 16:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: guilleand15

Las mejores cosas por hacer en Santander Colombia.

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

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.

Simacota

Simacota is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Located at 6.45, -73.3333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Santander Department, Municipalities of Santander

Nearby places
Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Chanchón.