Young man and the sea

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In the warm waters of the Caribbean and under a deep hue of the Guajira sky, this young man waits with his net to catch fish near Cabo La Vela. Known for its sandy coves and wind swept towns, La Guajira, is the Colombian outback. Tourists head up this dry peninsula and which borders Venezuela in the north, to escape the large cities of the coast and their resort hotels. From the capital, Riohacha, it’s several hours overland by bus or in a steady 4×4 to reach the beach communities of Carrizal, Cabo La Vela and Punta Gallinas. Recently featured in several new travel guides on Colombia and highlighted as a place for adventure sports and off the track exploration, La Guajira, is home to one of this country’s largest indigenous communities: the Wayuu. With their matriarchal family system, the Wayuu towns are also known for manufacturing colorful and elaborate handicrafts. As La Guajira emerges as a potential tourism destination, it is also a department which for decades has balanced the wealth from its rich natural resources with the agrarian and fishing ways of the locals.

 

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