Valle del Guamuez

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Valle del Guamez
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Valle del Guamez in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Flag of Putumayo.svg Putumayo Department
FoundedJanuary 22, 1954
Government
 • MayorLuis Fernando Palacios Alomla
Area
 •  Municipality and town
871 km2 (336.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 •  Municipality and town
51,842
 • Density59.42/km2 (153.9/sq mi)
 •  Urban
20,488
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Valle del Guamez is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia.

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Crime

The Sinaloa Mafia is a criminal organisation that has an alliance with La Constru, a criminal groups that controls microtrafficking activities, principally of cocaine in the municipalities of Valle del Guamuez. [1]

Visitors

As of 2025, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all but essential travel to Valle del Guamuez. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Navarrete, Maria Alejandra; Alonso, Laura (2020-02-18). "Overview of Violence Against Social Leaders in Colombia". InSight Crime. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Colombia travel advice". GOV.UK. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2025-02-17.

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