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Punta Gallinas Lighthouse Overview map Punta Gallinas at top of satellite picture. Punta Gallinas (Cape Gallinas, "Cape Hens") is a headland in northern Colombia.Located in Uribia Municipality, La Guajira Department, it is the northernmost point on the mainland of South America, and one of the extreme points of South America.
The northernmost national park of mainland South America is located at the Caribbean coast of the La Guajira peninsula in Bahía Portete, between Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas. Established on December 20, 2014, it is the most recently designated national park of the country.
An aerial view of the Guajira Peninsula (top center), including parts of Colombia and Venezuela west of the Gulf of Venezuela and south of the Caribbean Sea. The Guajira Peninsula [ɡwaˈxiɾa] (Spanish: Península de La Guajira, also spelled Goajira, mainly in colonial period texts, Wayuu: Woumainpa’a) is a peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in the Caribbean.
In this article we take a look at the 25 best Caribbean Islands to visit in 2021. Click to skip ahead and jump to the 5 best Caribbean Islands to visit in 2021 What are the best Caribbean islands ...
The Wayuu are mostly herders but also master deep-sea divers, known for collecting pearls from the Caribbean Sea. [1] The peninsula is populated chiefly by xeric scrubland, which is home to a large variety of flora and fauna. The National Natural Park of Macuira, established in 1977, is a tropical oasis located in the La Guajira Desert. The ...
The extreme points of South America are the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramírez Islands lies further south.
The Caribbean region is mostly lowland plains extending from the northern reaches of the Colombian Andes to the Caribbean Sea that are characterized by a variety of ecosystems including: humid forests, dry forests, savannas, wetlands and desert.
Northernmost point: Punta Gallinas in Guajira Department Southernmost point: Amazonas River , Leticia , in Amazonas Department ( 4°13′37″S 69°56′50″W / 4.22694°S 69.94722°W / -4.22694; -69.