Destination Guide: Vélez (Departamento de Santander, Vélez) in Colombia

Vélez
in Vélez of Departamento de Santander, Colombia

How to get there and get around

Noteable things around

Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 6.013 and -73.674 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 6° 0' 48" and W -73° 40' 24"
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: 06:23 AM (Saturday): Timezone: America/Bogota; UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 5:42 am and 6:01 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -6.013 and 106.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Sipon
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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Vélez

Vélez in Vélez (Departamento de Santander) with it's 10,905 citizens is a city in Colombia about 101 mi (or 162 km) north of Bogota, the country's capital city.

Local time in Vélez is now 06:23 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Bogota with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Vélez, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Colombia is Cimitarra Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), North-West. 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 58 mi (or 93 km), South-West.

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

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature	10°C / 50 °F
Evening Temperature	11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature	10°C / 51 °F
	6%
Air Humidity	84%
Air Pressure	1017 hPa
Wind Speed	Calm with 2 km/h (1 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions	Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky
General Conditions	Light rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Expofisica 2014 - 1 UIS Barbosa

Published: May 01, 2014
Length: 50:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jeferson Gamba

FlyShot Reel- Club de aeromodelismo en Barbosa Santander.mpeg

Published: December 19, 2012
Length: 49:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: carlos gomez

Video realizado en Barbosa Santander por el club de aeromodelismo.

Entrevista Andres Carrillo Plaza de Mercado Barbosa Santander, Emisora Buenas Nuevas Stereo 103.2 FM

Published: March 19, 2014
Length: 20:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DIEGO ARMANDO CARRILLO MANRIQUE

Entrevista realizada por la emisora Buenas Nuevas Estéreo para evaluar el desempeño de Andres Carrillo como administrador de la plaza de mercado de BARBOSA SANTANDER.

BARBOSA REINADO NACIONAL DE LA TANGA 2

Published: January 10, 2011
Length: 22:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: nosferatus0101

MEGACAMAROGRAFO OSCAR GONZALES.

Viajando en moto llegando a Barbosa

Published: June 02, 2012
Length: 28:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Leandro C

Un amor verdadero - silvestre dangond

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 56:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Froilan Alberto Rincon Avell

Tour la 9a batalla - Barbosa Santander.

HOMENAJE A SANTANDER - URIEL HENAO

Published: May 10, 2011
Length: 51:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ferney orduña tavera

PARA TODOS NOSOTROS LOS !!!! SANTANDEREANOS DE PURA SEPA!!!

JESUS MANUEL ESTRADA TRES NOCHES

Published: July 11, 2014
Length: 58:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: brandon steven cupitra guevara

aqui esta otro video del cantante fallecido jesus manuel estrada en el show de las estrellas en el municipio de barbosa en el departamento de santander en noviembre de 2.001.

el mejor chet

Published: September 01, 2014
Length: 42:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: diego ferney lemus rivera

hola soy diego mucho susto un saludo amis mejores amigos de chima santander que los quiero mucho y los extraño 2014.

HOMENAJE AL ATLETICO NACIONAL - URIEL HENAO (HD)

Published: April 25, 2011
Length: 49:13 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ferney orduña tavera

lo mejor!!! del futbol colombiano!! ATL NACIONAL!!!

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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.

Chipata, Santander

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

Located at 6.05, -73.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Santander Department, Municipalities of Santander

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