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Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina

Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina (Spanish: Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina); or colloquially San Andrés y Providencia is one of the departments of Colombia. It consists of two island groups about 775 km northwest of Colombia and 220 km from the coast of Nicaragua, and eight outlying banks and reefs. The largest island of the archipelago is called San Andrés (island) and its capital is San Andrés.

Located at 12.55, -81.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia

San Andrés is the capital of the Colombian department of San Andrés y Providencia. It is situated at the north end of San Andrés Island. The population is considered to be about 20% Raizals and 80% mainland Colombians. The economy is mainly sustained by tourism and commercial fishing.

Located at 12.55, -81.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport is the main airport in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, which is able to receive large aircraft, to accommodate a number of seasonal and charter flights to and from different parts of the Americas and Europe.

Located at 12.5836, -81.7111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National University of Colombia at San Andrés

The Universidad Nacional de Colombia, San Andrés (also called Sede Caribe), is a public, coeducational, research university, is one of the satellite campus of the National University of Colombia System.

Located at 12.5367, -81.7119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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San Andrés (island)

San Andrés (island) is a coral island among the Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea. Past historically tied to England, and politically part of Colombia,” San Andrés and the nearby islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina form the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. San Andrés, in the southern group of islands, is the largest of the department. The official languages in the department are Spanish, English, and Creole.

Located at 12.5833, -81.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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AIRES Flight 8250

AIRES Flight 8250 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight which crashed on 16 August 2010 on the Colombian island of San Andrés, in the Caribbean, with two fatalities. The aircraft, an AIRES-operated Boeing 737-73V, was en route from the Colombian capital Bogota when it crashed while attempting to land in bad weather, breaking into three pieces on impact with the runway. It was the second fatal accident involving a 737–700, and the first one leading to the plane being written off.

Located at 12.5836, -81.7108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Spanish capture of Providencia

The Spanish conquest of Providencia took place on 17 May 1641 and was a Thirty Years' War amphibious expedition launched by Spain in order to seize the island from English control. The Spanish fleet carrying 2,000 men captured the island and demolished the forts taking so much gold that the value of the plunder was estimated at above half a million ducats.

Located at 12.55, -81.7167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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