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La Guajira Peninsula
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La Guajira Peninsula

Peninsula, northwestern coast of South America. It is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north and west and the Gulf of Venezuela to the southeast. Much of the peninsula lies in Colombia, and the rest is in Venezuela. Ríohacha, Colom. (pop., 1999 est.: 88,577), is its principal town; nearby natural gas fields are connected by pipeline with Barranquilla to the southwest.
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While some children learn to interpret ancient cultures, the indigenous Wayuu people on Colombia's Guajira Peninsula are working to protect their own handicraft, oral, and dance traditions from the onslaughts of global culture.
Banking on culture: through its small grants program, the ... by Hamilton, Roger / Americas (English Edition)
Rainfall amounts of (five-10 cm) two to four inches with maximum amounts of (15 cm) six inches are possible across extreme northwestern and north-central Venezuela and the northern Guajira peninsula.
Hurricane Omar gathers force in northeastern Caribbean by AFP / AFP American Edition
Rainfall amounts of (five-10 cm) two to four inches with maximum amounts of (15 cm) six inches are possible across extreme northwestern and north-central Venezuela and the northern Guajira peninsula.
Hurricane Omar gathers force in northeastern Caribbean by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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