Samarcanda
Samarcanda is a locality in Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá. Samarcanda is situated nearby to the locality El Retiro, as well as near La Pavas.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Pavas.
Las Pavas
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The Las Pavas, also called La Pava, is a Colombian emerald mining area that is neighboring Colombia's largest emerald mine, Puerto Arturo. It is located 200 kilometres northwest of the capital Bogotá in the western emerald belt of Muzo, and about 235 kilometres west of Chivor, which is in the eastern emerald belt. Las Pavas is situated 4 km south of Samarcanda.
Samarcanda
- Type: Locality
- Location: Puerto Boyacá, Boyacá, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
5.86649° or 5° 51′ 59″ northLongitude
-74.45163° or 74° 27′ 6″ westElevation
187 metres (614 feet)Open location code
67Q7VG8X+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 703228607OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3775282
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