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Useful data for the Route:
La Guajira,
between sea and desert – Colombia |
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Tourist
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For tourist information, get in touch with the
La Guajira Tourist Bureau:
Calle 1, the old ocean terrace
727-5751
727-1015 y 727-0017
- For more information about visits to
national parks and nature sanctuaries in the
area, get in touch with:
Visitor Services Office
Carrera 10 Nº 20-30 4th floor
2431634 - 2433095
2434174
Bogotá, D.C.
Santa Marta:
Atlantic Coast Region
Calle 15 Nº 21 – 63
(095) 4204504/ 05/ 06
 mfacosta@santamarta.cet.col.net.co
The website of the Special Administrative Unit
for Colombia’s Natural National Parks is:
www.parquesnacionales.gov.co
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General
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The department of La Guajira is made up of La
Guajira Peninsula and part of the foothills of
Santa Marta’s Sierra Nevada. The peninsula
is a semi-desert region and lower Guajira is
less dry, but the foothills of the Sierra
Nevada are humid and are farmed and used for
stockbreeding activities.
- Riohacha, the departmental capital founded
in 1545 by German citizen Nicolás de
Federmán, is located on the banks of the
Ranchería River.
- The temperature in the city is approximately
28 degrees centigrade. It is situated at a
height of 3 masl and has a population of
roughly 100 000 inhabitants.
- For those wishing to travel overland, the
city has a bus terminal where they will find
transportation to all parts of the country.
- Purchases should be made only at sites that
guarantee the products that are sold. Do not
buy jewelry or other items from street
vendors.
- Drink only bottled water to be sure of its
quality.
- In the city, the shopping centers and
business offices in general are open from 8:30
a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Riohacha has a widespread banking system,
including automated teller machines. Credit
cards and dollars are accepted.
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