Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Magdalena / La Guajira / Cesar · Colombia

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
December to March, drier trails
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An isolated pyramid of a mountain range that rises from Caribbean beaches to 5,700-meter glaciated peaks in barely 40 kilometers. Home to the Kogi, Arhuaco, and Wiwa peoples, its foothills hold coffee farms, endemic birds, and multi-day treks through territory the indigenous communities consider the heart of the world.

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