La Guajira Desert
The La Guajira Desert is a desert located in northern Colombia and Venezuela, approximately 1,100 km north of Bogotá, covering most of the La Guajira Peninsula at the northernmost tip of South America.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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La Guajira Desert
- Type: Desert
- Description: desert in Colombia and Venezuela
- Category: landform
- Location: La Guajira, Costa Norte, Colombia, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover La Guajira Desert from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“La Guajira Desert” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صحراء اغواخيرا”
- Azerbaijani: “Quaxira”
- Cebuano: “La Guajira Desert”
- Chinese: “瓜希拉沙漠”
- Dutch: “La Guajira-woestijn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا اجواخيرا”
- French: “désert de La Guajira”
- French: “Désert de La Guajira”
- Georgian: “გუახირის უდაბნო”
- Hungarian: “La Guajira-sivatag”
- Italian: “deserto di La Guajira”
- Italian: “Deserto di La Guajira”
- Korean: “라과히라 사막”
- Lithuanian: “La Gvachiros dykuma”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “La Guajira-ørkenen”
- Norwegian: “La Guajira-ørkenen”
- Persian: “بیابان لاگوآخیرا”
- Russian: “Гуахира (пустыня)”
- Russian: “Гуахира”
- Scottish Gaelic: “La Guajira”
- Serbian: “Гвахира”
- Serbian: “Пустиња Ла Гвахира”
- Spanish: “Desierto de La Guajira”
- Swedish: “Guajiraöknen”
- Swedish: “La Guajira Desert”
- Ukrainian: “Гвахіра (пустеля)”
- Ukrainian: “Гвахіра”
- Urdu: “صحرائے گواخیرا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mantahu and Kepéchirou.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Kashimesa and Cerro Muramakana.
La Guajira: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Riohacha, Maicao, Punta Gallinas, and Dibulla.
Curious Deserts to Discover
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