Fonseca
Fonseca is a locality in Fonseca, La Guajira and has about 32,200 residents. Fonseca is situated nearby to the locality Las Marías, as well as near Costa Rica.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Distracción.
Distracción
Town
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Distracción is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Founded in 1845 by a man from neighboring Barrancas named Antonio María Vidal on the right margin of the Ranchería River. Distracción is situated 4½ km west of Fonseca.
Fonseca
- Type: Locality with 32,200 residents
- Description: place in Columbia
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Fonseca, La Guajira, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fonseca” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fonseca”
- Irish: “Fonseca”
- Swedish: “Fonseca”
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