- * further photos are coming. John and I found ourselves a beautiful spot on a flat area right next to the inlet Punta Gallinas was named after.
- In this post I’ll tell you about my experience in Punta Gallinas, the northernmost point of Colombia and South America, and what the tour to Punta Gallinas is like.
- When you arrive in Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas, you enter the territory of the Wayuu people, who are very different from other Colombian communities.
- We booked a tour from Cabo de la Vela to go to Punta Gallinas--they picked us up almost one hour late then loaded us onto a boat with a half broken motor.
- Well this tour is almost like it. Punta Gallinas is the Northest point of South America. A desertic region with absolutely no city nor gas station in a 100Km range.
- Visit to Playa del Pilón de Azucar Kamaishi. Departure for Punta Gallinas, passing Puerto Bolívar, Media Luna, Puerto Nuevo, Bahía Portete.
- A bit further to the west is the lighthouse at Punta Gallinas which marks the northernmost point of the continent. ... Landing bay near the hostel in Punta Gallinas.
- With our eyes wide open and the horizon of the ocean in our mind we will continue to Punta Gallinas by car or boat depending on the weather conditions.
- The headland is also the location of the northernmost lighthouse in South America, the 18 m (59 ft) high Faro de Punta Gallinas, which opened in 1989.[2].