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Tatacoa Desert

The Tatacoa Desert is the second largest arid zone in after the . It occupies more than 330 square kilometers. This region is located north of , 38 km from the city of Neiva and 15 km from in .
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: arid zone in Colombia
  • Also known as: “Valley of Sorrows”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villavieja.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the department of whose main interest is its proximity to the Tatacoa Desert.

Tatacoa Desert

Latitude
3.25395° or 3° 15′ 14″ north
Longitude
-75.14152° or 75° 8′ 30″ west
Elevation
429 metres (1,407 feet)
Open location code
67M67V35+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62753354
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Geo­Names ID
7302822
Wiki­data ID
Q533861
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Satellite Map

Discover Tatacoa Desert from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Tatacoa Desert” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صحراء تتاكوا”
  • Bulgarian: “Татакоа”
  • Cebuano: “Desierto de la Tatacoa”
  • Croatian: “Tatacoa”
  • Dutch: “Tatacoa-woestijn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا تتاكوا”
  • French: “désert de la Tatacoa”
  • French: “Désert de la Tatacoa”
  • Galician: “Deserto da Tatacoa”
  • Georgian: “ტატაკოის უდაბნო”
  • German: “Desierto de la Tatacoa”
  • German: “Tatacoa-Wüste”
  • Hebrew: “מדבר טטאקואה”
  • Italian: “deserto del Tatacoa”
  • Italian: “Deserto del Tatacoa”
  • Lithuanian: “Tatakoa dykuma”
  • Persian: “بیابان تاتاکوئا”
  • Portuguese: “Deserto de Tatacoa”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tatacoa”
  • Serbian: “Пустиња Татакоа”
  • Serbian: “Татакоа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tatacoa”
  • Spanish: “Desierto de la Tatacoa”
  • Swedish: “Desierto de la Tatacoa”
  • Swedish: “Tatacoaöknen”
  • Ukrainian: “Татакоа”
  • Urdu: “صحرائے ٹاٹاکوا”
  • Vietnamese: “Hoang mạc Tatacoa”
  • Western Panjabi: “صحرائے ٹاٹاکوا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as El Alto and Mirolindo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loma El Paradero de Las Yeguas and Loma Buena Esperanza.

Huila: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Neiva, Nevado del Huila National Natural Park, San Agustin, and Villavieja.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tatacoa Desert”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.