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La Guajira, Colombia
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Punta Gallinas is dunes and desert area in the department of La Guajira. Punta Gallinas is the most northern point of Colombia and South America. Beautiful dunes, desert, exotic beaches and sacred indigenous cultures, Punta Gallinas has a lot to offer.
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Deserted 60-meter-high sand dunes sloping down into the turquoise ocean with an almost endless beach that makes you want to run down the dunes at full speed.
This bay with turquoise water, green mangrove forests and red and yellow cliffs and beaches is a highlight of the any trip to Punta Gallinas.
A nice but windy beach to escape the desert heat.
The most northern lighthouse of South America is famous for its spectacular sunsets.
The only real accommodation at the northern strip of the Punta Gallinas which is spectacularly set surrounded by sea on a small peninsula. The Hospedaje Luz Mila has a block of basic rooms or hammocks and serve good food, of course mainly fish. Most tours will end up in the accommodation.
Guided tours from Riohacha (around COP$880,000) in Mar 2026 or Santa Marta is the regular option.
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