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Flamingos on the way out from Riohacha  
   

Flamingos on the way out from Riohacha

The Road Trip to Punta Gallinas

June 16th 2014
We'd decided to take a road trip to Punta Gallinas while were still in Quito. The attraction for me was simple - Punta Gallinas is on the tip of the Guajira Peninsular. This makes it the northernmost point in Colombia and so in the whole of continental South America. By a happy accident this would allow me to dovetail my trip with a pleasing symmetry - having more or less started my journey at Ush ... read more
South America » Colombia » Riohacha

Colombian Flag Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more
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