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Widely called Colombia's prettiest town: ochre stone streets, whitewashed walls and clay-tiled roofs on a bluff over the Suarez canyon, with a 250-year-old sandstone church.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Santander Department, Colombia · South America
Simacota is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Palmas del Socorro, 25km from Barichara.
Simacota is a town located in Santander Department, Colombia. With a population of 2,156, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Simacota 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 Simacota to your route.
Simacota is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. In 1965, the city had briefly been invaded by more than 100 members of the anti-government Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), the "National Liberation Army") and "captured the public imagination" in its first act as a newRead more
guerrilla organization. The invaders murdered three of Simacota's four policemen, robbed the local bank, harassed the townspeople and looted the local pharmacy of its medicines, before being driven out by the Colombian Army. Only three of the 100 ELN men were captured.
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Simacota is located in Santander Department, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 6.4429 latitude, -73.3369 longitude.
Simacota has a population of approximately 2,156 people, making it a town in Colombia.
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photogenic
Widely called Colombia's prettiest town: ochre stone streets, whitewashed walls and clay-tiled roofs on a bluff over the Suarez canyon, with a 250-year-old sandstone church.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Colombia's adventure sports capital offering world-class white-water rafting, paragliding, caving, and bungee jumping.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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