La Guajira Department
Colombia · Americas
About La Guajira Department
La Guajira occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the Costa Norte region of Colombia, on the Caribbean Sea, bordering Venezuela, at the northernmost tip of South America.
La Guajira Department travel guide
Understand
The region was directly affected by the high concentration of neo-paramilitary and guerrilla groups during the insurgency period. The paramilitaries were notorious for massacres against the indigenous population. Check your foreign travel advice to get the latest information.
Getting there
The first big city after reaching Colombia from Venezuela is Riohacha. There are various buses from Maicao or Santa Marta everyday - price ranges from COP$12,000 to COP$18,000 for Riohacha to Santa Marta and COP$3,000 Maicao to Riohacha.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.