Purgar
Purgar is a locality in Distracción, La Guajira. Purgar is situated nearby to the locality Bamganita, as well as near Normandía.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Distracción and Fonseca.
Distracción
Town
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 2½ km south of Purgar.
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 7 km southeast of Purgar.
Purgar
- Type: Locality
- Location: Distracción, La Guajira, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
10.92344° or 10° 55′ 24″ north
Longitude
-72.89028° or 72° 53′ 25″ west
Open location code
7729W4F5+9V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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