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La Guajira

La Guajira

La Guajira is a Colombian department on the Caribbean Sea, bordering Venezuela and encompassing most of the Guajira Peninsula. It's distinguished by desert landscapes, giant sand dunes and the remote ranches and fishing villages of the indigenous...
Area: 8,049 mi²
Population: 880,560 (2018)
Capital: Riohacha
HDI (2019): 0.695; medium · 31st of 33
Municipalities: 15