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1,337 Articles of interest in Colombia

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  • Military University Nueva Granada

    The Nueva Granada Military University (Spanish: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada), also called UMNG, is a public, auto sufficient, national, coeducational university based in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The university has 8 faculties, 20 undergra…

  • Lake Iguaque

    Lake Iguaque is a lake located in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. The lake and the surrounding area was declared a Flora and Fauna Sanctuary in 1977.

  • La Nubia Airport

    La Nubia Airport (IATA: MZL, ICAO: SKMZ) is located in Manizales, Colombia, 8 km southeast of the city's downtown. Due to its short runway and limited ramp space, the only aircraft which can use the airport are turbopropeller aircraft such as the Fo…

  • Filandia, Quindío

    Filandia is a town and municipality in the northern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located on the west side of Cordillera Central of the Andes mountain range running through central Colombia, 26 km north of the departmental capit…

  • Estadio General Santander

    General Santander Stadium (Estadio General Santander) is a multi-purpose stadium in Cúcuta, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 42,901 people.

  • Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería

    The Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería (Spanish for Colombian School of Engineering) Julio Garavito is a private engineering-based university. The school is located on a 70-acre (280,000 m2) campus in a beautiful natural environment in the north part …

  • Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta

    The Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (Spanish for Large Marsh of Saint Martha) is the largest of the swampy marshes located in Colombia between the Magdalena River and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It has an area of 4280 km2 and belongs to the oute…

  • Cali Tower

    Torre de Cali ("Cali Tower") is a 46-story skyscraper in downtown Cali, Colombia. The tower has a full height of 211 metres if the communication masts atop are counted.

  • Alejandría

    Alejandría (Spanish for the name Alexandria) is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. Bordered to the north with the municipalities of Concepción, Santo Domingo and San Roque, on the east b…

  • Aguachica

    Aguachica (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣwaˈtʃika]), is a small city and municipality in the southern region of the Cesar Department, Colombia.

  • 1994 Paez river earthquake

    The Paez river disaster[1] was caused by a rather superficial earthquake (with a 10 km deep hypocenter, 6.4 on the Richter scale) and subsequent mudslide that destroyed the small town of Paez, located on the foothills of the Central Cordillera of th…

  • Villeta, Cundinamarca

    Villeta is a municipality and town from Cundinamarca (Colombia), located in Gualivá Province, located 91 km away from Bogota, considered the capital of the province.

  • University of Nariño

    The University of Nariño (Spanish: Universidad de Nariño), also called Udenar, is a public, coeducational, research university based primarily in the city of Pasto, Nariño, Colombia. It is the largest higher education institution by student populati…

  • University City of Bogotá

    The University City of Bogotá (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Bogotá, CUB), also known as the White City (Spanish: Ciudad Blanca), is the flagship campus of the National University of Colombia, located near Teusaquillo, in Bogotá, Colombia. It is …

  • Tocancipá

    Tocancipá (Spanish pronunciation: [tokansiˈpa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

  • Suesca

    Suesca is a town in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. It is located at northern Bogotá, 59 km from Colombian Capital of Bogotá, part of the geographical region called Sábana de Bogotá, or plain of Bogotá. Suesca is a scenic countryside town very cl…

  • Socha

    Socha is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Valderrama Province, which is a subregion of Boyaca.

  • Segovia, Antioquia

    Segovia (Spanish pronunciation: [seˈɣoβja]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia. There are gold mines in the area.

  • San Bernardo, Cundinamarca

    San Bernardo (Spanish pronunciation: [sam beɾˈnaɾðo]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is 99 km from Bogotá. It is characterized as an agricultural pantry area due to the high fertility of the land and var…

  • Quimbaya, Quindío

    Quimbaya is a town and municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is 20 km northwest of the departmental capital Armenia.

  • Puerto Salgar

    Puerto Salgar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto salˈɣar]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It has come to international attention since the US ambassador in Colombia announced the Palanquero Air Base had enter…