Barrancas
in Barrancas of Departamento de La Guajira, Colombia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
10.958 and -72.788 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 10° 57' 27" and W -72° 47' 15"
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: 12:23 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Bogota
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:31 am and 6:04 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: 2024-05-02 08:23:34

Discover Barrancas

Barrancas in Barrancas (Departamento de La Guajira) with it's 17,350 citizens is a city in Colombia about 447 mi (or 720 km) north of Bogota, the country's capital city.

Local time in Barrancas is now 12:23 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Barrancas. The closest airport in Colombia is Jorge Isaac Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 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 120 mi (or 193 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, Machiques and Sinamaica. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 84 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 58%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

31°C (87 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

29°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

31°C (88 °F)
27°C (80 °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.

el gallo jabao (escuela LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ)

Published: August 26, 2011
Length: 27:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: escuelaluisemartinez

https://twitter.com/elem55 http://www.facebook.com/escuelaluisenriquemartinez http://www.myspace.com/escuelapollovallenato Voz y Acordeón de Cristian Andres Soler estudiante de acordeon ...


Martin Elias y Rolando Ochoa en La Distra(De mil a cien)

Published: July 18, 2009
Length: 26:41 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Manuel Andres Romero Valverde

En el ultimo festival de los laureles 2009 Martin Elias canta su Exito DE MIL A CIEN en Distraccion Guajira. EXCLUSIVO VallenatoRiohachero.es.tl visitala y suscribanse!!!!


Vivencia fonseca 2008

Published: October 11, 2008
Length: 48:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mario Correa

Encuentro de estudiantes que se realizó los días 3, 4 y 5 de octubre en fonseca (la Guajira), organizado por el movimiento de vida cristiana, la alcaldía municipal de fonseca y corpoguajira.


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.


bruno quintanilha

Published: September 06, 2013
Length: 41:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: filipe bianchi

tiago faixa preta dando queda no mais no faixa marrom o bruno quintanilha.


mi poema (escuela LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ)

Published: June 28, 2011
Length: 52:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: escuelaluisemartinez

https://twitter.com/elem55 http://www.facebook.com/escuelaluisenriquemartinez http://www.myspace.com/escuelapollovallenato Victor Perez estudiante de acordeon de 7 años de edad interpretando...


Jhony Gamez y Alvaro Araujo (escuela LUIS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ)

Published: January 24, 2013
Length: 37:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: escuelaluisemartinez

https://twitter.com/elem55 http://www.facebook.com/escuelaluisenriquemartinez http://www.myspace.com/escuelapollovallenato Saludo de los maestros Jhony Gamez Acordeonista y Alcaro Araujo ...


HUGUES PEÑARANDA. Binomio de oro 2

Published: June 18, 2014
Length: 19:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fundacionsubliminal

Bonnus track.Tierra de cantores. Episodio # 2. Archivo familia Peñaranda. Estadero La Vega. Fonseca, Guajira. Presentación del Binomio de oro (1995)


Quiero! ♪♫ Jose Alejandro Moreno, Camilo Andres Brito, Ruben Perez.

Published: January 29, 2010
Length: 39:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: cabungo

Quiero,interpretada por Ruben Perez(guitarra azul), Jose Alejandro Moreno(guitarra roja) Gritos por Camilo Brito(camisa Negra).Tonalidad SolMayor.Cabe anotar que Ruben no es cantante... la...


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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 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Municipalities of Guajira, Populated places in the Guajira Department, Barrancas, La Guajira