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Alto de la Cruz, Guanentá Province, Santander Department, Colombiai
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Alto de la CruzHamlet
Guanentá ProvinceProvince
Santander DepartmentDepartment
ColombiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 45' 36'' North , 73° 1' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cepitá377 (2018)5.6km
Aratoca2,101 (2018)7.3km
Jordán112 (2018)8.4km
Curití3,417 (2018)17.9km
Villanueva3,707 (2018)19.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
303631
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303631:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alto de la Cruz, Bucaramanga


Probably a specimen collecting area.

Note: Coordinates are uncertain (there is another nearby place with the same name). There is also a mountain far NW of the city.

The NE trend of the Cordillera Oriental swings abruptly NNW and divides around the southern end of the Maracaibo Basin. This section of the Cordillera Oriental is referred to as the Santander Massif including Precambrian gneiss, schist, and migmatite of the Bucaramanga Formation.

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