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Two regions on Colombia's Caribbean coast and their places. La Guajira has Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas, and its tours leave from Riohacha; Santa Marta has Tayrona National Park, Minca and Ciudad Perdida, with tours that leave from the city.
2 placesDesert and sea in northern Colombia. Tours leave from Riohacha by 4×4.
3 placesCaribbean coast at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. The Ciudad Perdida trek and the day tours leave from here.
Closures: Tayrona National Park, from October 19 to November 2, 2026; Ciudad Perdida, from September 28 to October 15, 2026.
Santa Marta, Colombia: things to do and what to seeBoth regions sit on the same Caribbean coast. From Santa Marta the road continues to Palomino and Riohacha, and the 4×4 tours to Alta Guajira leave from Riohacha.
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