{"id":8631,"date":"2020-10-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/?p=8631"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:30:20","slug":"experience-punta-gallinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/experience-punta-gallinas\/","title":{"rendered":"My experience in Punta Gallinas, Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling to Colombia is an adventure you definitely have to experience to understand what every traveler who has ever been there is talking about. In this post I&#8217;ll tell you about <b>my experience in Punta Gallinas<\/b>, the northernmost point of Colombia and South America, and what the <a title=\"Tour to Punta Gallinas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-colombia\/santa-marta\/punta-gallinas-tour\"><b>tour to Punta Gallinas<\/b><\/a> is like. A place that seems to be from another world and one of the most beautiful experiences I have had in Colombia, my country.<\/p>\n<p>This country offers so many different points that I assure you that if you want to live different experiences in the same place, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-colombia\" title=\"tours in Colombia\"> traveling to Colombia<\/a> is one of the best decisions you will ever make in your life.<\/p>\n<h2>Why I decided to live the experience in Punta Gallinas<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ll give you some context. A few years ago I left Colombia without really knowing what the country I had grown up in was like. Not knowing more than its capital, Bogot\u00e1, and a few places near it.<\/p>\n<p>I guess like many of you, I always thought that being there and having everything close by, <b>I could visit later<\/b>. However, I  decided to get to know it when I missed it.<\/p>\n<p>I returned to Colombia for a holiday after almost two years in Europe. I set out to get to know the country in depth, not only to learn more about my place but to <b>know what I was talking about when I was asked about it<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>So that you can see that I want to tell you the truth, <b>I&#8217;m going to talk about the good and the bad<\/b>, although I assure you that the bad was nothing compared to all the good this trip has given me.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/experience-at-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"me in hammocks at punta gallinas\" alt=\"enjoying some hammocks at the punta gallinas tour\" width=\"635\" height=\"476\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/experience-at-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/experience-at-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Route to Punta Gallinas and what we saw on the way<\/h2>\n<p>To get to Punta Gallinas we had to travel by a long way. We flew <b>from Bogot\u00e1 to Santa Marta<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/colombia\/the-5-colombia-most-ancient-cities\/\" title=\"The 5 oldest cities in Colombia\">the oldest city in Colombia<\/a> and in all of South America<\/a>, to stay one night there and leave early for <b>Rioacha<\/b>. Santa Marta is the departure point for other <a title=\"Lost City 4-day tour\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howlanders.com\/en\/tours-colombia\/santa-marta\/lost-city-4-days\">tours to Lost City<\/a> (which I also highly recommend you visit) and the Tayrona National Park.<\/p>\n<p>On the way we picked up two girls who were staying in hostels further out of town, one Dutch and one German. There were four of us, along with my Italian friend.<\/p>\n<h3>Manaure Salt Flats<\/h3>\n<p>Once in Riohacha we met up with other groups, had breakfast and went to <strong>Manaure<\/strong> to see the <strong>salt harvesting process<\/strong> (the salt flats are worth seeing! \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manaure-salt-flats-colombia.jpg?resize=635%2C181&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Manaure Salt Flats\" alt=\"manaure salt flats in colombia\" width=\"635\" height=\"181\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manaure-salt-flats-colombia.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/manaure-salt-flats-colombia.jpg?resize=210%2C60&amp;ssl=1 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then they drove us to a small village to buy water, because there wouldn&#8217;t be much where we were staying. After buying some water and some snacks, <b>we drove into the La Guajira desert<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>La Guajira desert<\/h3>\n<p>With the excitement, the way we were dressed, and the scenery around us, we felt like we were on an Indiana Jones adventure.<\/p>\n<p><b>It was amazing to see how the vegetation transformed so many times and how drastically<\/b>. We had just been in a salt flat, then a road surrounded by trees and bushes, and suddenly, in a huge desert. .<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It was amazing to see how the vegetation transformed so many times and how drastically it did<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I was happy and very excited. Jumping into the 4&#215;4 truck that left a trail of dirt and sand in its wake. Meanwhile, my friend, exhausted from all the early mornings and the things we had already done, let his neck move to the rhythm of the truck as he slept. I&#8217;m sure his back didn&#8217;t enjoy that moment of our Punta Gallinas experience as much as I did.<\/p>\n<h4>Biking in the desert<\/h4>\n<p>Another thing that also caught our attention was to see how the Indians moved across the desert on bicycles, covering seemingly endless distances. Often in twos or even threes per bike. They would greet us, always with a smile.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/guajira-desert-colombia.jpg?resize=635%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Biking in the desert\" alt=\"biking through the guajira desert in colombia\" width=\"635\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/guajira-desert-colombia.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/guajira-desert-colombia.jpg?resize=95%2C60&amp;ssl=1 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><em>Rancher\u00edas<\/em> in El Cabo de la Vela<\/h3>\n<p>We arrived at a <b>Wayuu lodge<\/b> or what they call a <em><b>rancher\u00eda<\/b><\/em>, where we were staying. It was right in front of the sea, overlooking the kitesurfers who I never imagined would be there. It had a few little huts and just the right stuff.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rancherias-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C345&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Rancheria in El Cabo de la Vela\" alt=\"beachfront hut in El Cabo de la Vela, Colombia\" width=\"635\" height=\"345\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rancherias-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rancherias-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=110%2C60&amp;ssl=1 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When we arrived we were served a very generous plate of <b>typical Guajira food<\/b>, with fish, rice (which is never lacking at a Colombian table), and <em>patacones<\/em>. The latter, made with pieces of green banana that are flattened and then fried, it was very good! Nothing to envy to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/peru\/peruvian-food\/\" title=\"Gastronomy in Peru: 8 specialities you need to try\">typical Peruvian food<\/a> or to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.howlanders.com\/en\/ecuador\/ecuadorian-gastronomy\/\" title=\"Gastronomy in Ecuador: The most delicious dishes\">Ecuadorian gastronomy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8586\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/punta-gallinas-meal.jpg?resize=635%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"typical guajira food\" alt=\"typical food on the tour to punta gallinas\" width=\"635\" height=\"476\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/punta-gallinas-meal.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/punta-gallinas-meal.jpg?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Javier Ignacio Acu\u00f1a Ditzel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Sunset at Pil\u00f3n de Az\u00facar<\/h3>\n<p>After lunch, we went for a swim at <b>Pil\u00f3n de Az\u00facar<\/b>, a beautiful beach nearby. The water glistened in the sun and I remember that, once in, my friend screamed in fright because he felt something touch his feet.<\/p>\n<p>A Wayuu boy, an expert swimmer, dived in to tickle the tourists. He came out of the water laughing, and we laughed with him.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pilon-de-azucar-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pilon de Azucar Beach in Cabo de la Vela, Colombia\" title=\"Pil\u00f3n de Az\u00facar beach\"  width=\"635\" height=\"476\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pilon-de-azucar-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pilon-de-azucar-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To end the afternoon we climbed up to a lookout point near our lodge. This is where we saw one of the <b>most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen<\/b>, with the  Atlantic Ocean right in front of us. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cabo-de-la-vela-sunset.jpg?resize=635%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Sunset in Cabo de la Vela\" alt=\"sunset at cabo de la vela in colombia\" width=\"635\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cabo-de-la-vela-sunset.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cabo-de-la-vela-sunset.jpg?resize=88%2C60&amp;ssl=1 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had dinner and went to bed early because we had to get up early the next day and wait&#8230; because, here comes one of my favourite parts&#8230;<b>We slept in <em>chinchorros<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h3><em>Chinchorros<\/em>, the best place to sleep<\/h3>\n<p>The <em>chinchorros<\/em> (hammocks), taught me the art of sleeping anywhere and not dying trying. It&#8217;s best not to sleep lengthways but rather <b>diagonally<\/b>, to keep it as warm as possible and try not to move.<\/p>\n<p>At night it&#8217;s not cold and the truth is that being wrapped up in it, you sleep very comfortably. Sleeping in a bed would certainly have detracted from the excitement of our experience at Punta Gallinas.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chinchorros-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Chinchorros or hammocks\" alt=\"hammocks to sleep in Punta Gallinas tour\" width=\"635\" height=\"370\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chinchorros-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/chinchorros-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=103%2C60&amp;ssl=1 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The tolls on the way to Punta Gallinas<\/h3>\n<p>On the way to Punta Gallinas there were many things that surprised me. One of them was that, although we were going at high speed, <b>you had to be very alert<\/b> because when we passed near some <em>rancher\u00eda<\/em>, <b>the families would put up something like a toll<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Two people would hold a rope, one on each side, so the car would have to stop and buy gas or give them something. Anything.<\/p>\n<p>The drivers knew that we had bought some snacks in the shop at the beginning. One of them said something about it but we didn&#8217;t quite understand him. My friend and I had bought several biscuits, so <b>we handed them out every time the car stopped<\/b>. I didn&#8217;t expect this, so I think it&#8217;s important that you know about it!<\/p>\n<h3>The Taroa Dunes<\/h3>\n<p>One of the best moments of the trip was when we arrived at the <strong>Dunes of Taroa<\/strong> unknowingly. After parking and getting out of the cars in the middle of nowhere, the drivers just told us to <em>walk up<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We were in a desert where <b>the only thing it was there, was sand dunes<\/b>. We climbed the highest dune to see everything from the top, and without imagining it, <b>once we got to the top, we found the sea<\/b>. It was very striking to see the unexpected contrast and the endless blue ocean.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taroa-dunes-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Taroa Dunes\" alt=\"dunes of Taroa in Punta Gallinas tour\" width=\"635\" height=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taroa-dunes-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/taroa-dunes-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=123%2C60&amp;ssl=1 123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Lighthouse of Punta Gallinas<\/h3>\n<p>Finally we visited the <b>Punta Gallinas Lighthouse<\/b>, &#8220;the northernmost point of Colombia and South America&#8221;. There were a small building and several stones piled one on top of the other, which other travelers had left along the beach.<\/p>\n<p>Our last stop was our second rancher\u00eda, located very close to the <b>&#8220;Los Flamencos&#8221; reserve<\/b>, which we also visited. A <b>paradise full of flamingos and shells<\/b>, the kind where you&#8217;re supposed to be able to hear the sea.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/flamingos-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=635%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Flamingos reserve\" alt=\"flamingos reserve in Punta Gallinas, Colombia\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/flamingos-punta-gallinas.jpg?w=635&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.howlanders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/flamingos-punta-gallinas.jpg?resize=107%2C60&amp;ssl=1 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What felt in my experience in Punta Gallinas<\/h2>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t believe it was the last day. We had done a lot of things and even though we might have felt sick during the night (because yes, it&#8217;s quite possible to do that), <b>we didn&#8217;t want to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling to Punta Gallinas has been <b>one of the most beautiful experiences I&#8217;ve ever had<\/b>. It is a magical and out of the ordinary place. A place with an impressive variety of landscapes, a community that despite the fact that it is so different <b>opens its arms to you<\/b> and teaches you about itself, and a space for reflection where you can disconnect.<\/p>\n<p>I think experiences like this make for <b>very valuable cultural exchanges<\/b> and that, especially in my case, contribute to the balance and identity of a country as large and varied as Colombia. A country that unfortunately <b>still struggles against a negative image<\/b> and seeks to show the world and its own citizens all that it has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a little envious of my experience and would you like to experience it? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travelling to Colombia is an adventure you definitely have to experience to understand what every traveler who has ever been there is talking about. In this post I&#8217;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. 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