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La Línea Tunnel
At 8.65 km, the longest road tunnel in South America, burrowing beneath the 3,300 m La Línea pass to link Calarcá and Cajamarca across the Cordillera Central.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Tolima Department, Colombia · South America
Cajamarca works well as a base: 10 minutes from Anaime, 23km from Cocora Valley (Valle de Cocora).
Cajamarca is a town located in Tolima Department, Colombia. With a population of 9,309, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Cajamarca sits in Colombia, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Bogota time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cajamarca to your route.
Cerro Machín is a stratovolcano located in Tolima Department, Colombia. Considered the most dangerous active volcano of Colombia, Cerro Machin is a volcanic plug that is approximately the same age (1,000,000+ years) as the Ruiz-Tolima Massif and has the appearance of being part of that volcanic system.
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is a 2.4km-wide tuff ring volcano. It was last known to actively erupt 800 years ago.
Its sisters are Nevado del Tolima, 17,060 feet (5,200 m); Santa Isabel, 16,240 feet (4,950 m), Nevado del Ruiz, 17,457 feet (5,321 m), plus nine other lesser volcanoes and a 10,000 feet (3,000 m) volcanic South Wall containing in excess of thirty volcanic domes.
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Cajamarca is located in Tolima Department, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 4.4423 latitude, -75.4287 longitude.
Cajamarca has a population of approximately 9,309 people, making it a town in Colombia.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
tunnel
At 8.65 km, the longest road tunnel in South America, burrowing beneath the 3,300 m La Línea pass to link Calarcá and Cajamarca across the Cordillera Central.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A dramatic valley in the coffee region filled with towering wax palms reaching 60 meters, the tallest palm trees in the world and Colombia's national tree.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A colorful coffee town with balconied colonial houses and the gateway to the Cocora Valley, in the heart of Colombia's coffee-growing region.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO Cultural Landscape of rolling coffee plantations, colorful haciendas, and traditional Paisa towns in the heart of Colombia's coffee country.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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