Chancleta

Chancleta is a locality in , . Chancleta is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cerrejón.

Quarry
Photo: Hour.poing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large open-pit coal mine in Northern Colombia owned by Glencore. At , low-ash, low-sulphur bituminous coal from the Formation is excavated.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatonuevo.

Town
, Spanish for New Herd, Is a town and municipality of the Department of . A municipality of the La Guajira Department since 1994, it has a population of approximately 17,014 inhabitants, the majority of which being workers of El Cerrejon coal mine. is situated 10 km west of Chancleta.

Chancleta

Latitude
11.05033° or 11° 3′ 1″ north
Longitude
-72.67297° or 72° 40′ 23″ west
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
7739382G+4R
Geo­Names ID
3686807
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