Las Mercedes
Las Mercedes is a locality in Distracción, La Guajira. Las Mercedes is situated nearby to the locality La Loma, as well as near the village Buenavista.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Distracción and Fonseca.
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 northeast of Las Mercedes.
Fonseca
Town
Fonseca is a municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The town celebrates the Festival del Retorno in honor of St Augustine with religious celebrations, vallenato music events and others. Fonseca is situated 9 km east of Las Mercedes.
Las Mercedes
- Type: Locality
- Location: Distracción, La Guajira, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
10.87273° or 10° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-72.91889° or 72° 55′ 8″ westElevation
201 metres (659 feet)Open location code
7729V3FJ+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 703379209OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3758128
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