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Wayuu culture is known for making Wayuu bags or mochilas. There are many styles of mochilas. A susu is a backpack typically 20–30 cm wide and 35 cm high, used to store personal and work items. Characteristic for the fabrics are the decorating patterns inspired by nature and what the culture sees around.
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.
The Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (Spanish transcription Omar Iban Al-Jattab) is a mosque in Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia.It is the third largest mosque in Latin America. It is locally known as "La Mezquita" ("The Mosque"), simply because it is the only mosque in the region.
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The Timoto-Cuica culture was the most complex society in Pre-Columbian Venezuela; with pre-planned permanent villages, surrounded by irrigated, terraced fields and with tanks for water storage. [6] Their houses were made primarily of stone and wood with thatched roofs. They were peaceful, for the most part, and depended on growing crops.
The following is a list of festivals or celebrations in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. Cradle of Accordions Festival; Festival of the Laurels; Festival of the Wayuu Culture; Festival y Reinado Nacional del Carbón; Festivities of Our Lady of the Remedies; National Festival of the Dividivi
La Guajira (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɣwaˈxiɾa] [4]) is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela , at the northernmost tip of South America.
La Guajira Department, a department of Colombia which includes most of the Guajira Peninsula; La Guajira Desert, a desert which covers most of the Guajira Peninsula; Guajira (music), a style of Cuban music, song or dance; Guajira, a Colombian telenovela; Guajira (slang), is also another way to denote a woman who works and lives in a rural area.