Serranía del Perijá

Coordinates: 10°0′59″N 72°57′28″W / 10.01639°N 72.95778°W / 10.01639; -72.95778
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Serranía del Perijá
Cerro Pintao
Highest point
PeakCerro de las Tetas
Elevation3,630 m (11,910 ft)
Coordinates10°0′59″N 72°57′28″W / 10.01639°N 72.95778°W / 10.01639; -72.95778
Dimensions
Length310 km (190 mi)
Geography
Serranía del Perijá is located in Colombia
Serranía del Perijá
Serranía del Perijá
Country 
La Guajira
Zulia

The Serranía del Perijá, Cordillera de Perijá or Sierra de Perijá

Cordillera Oriental), in northern South America, between Colombia and Venezuela, ending further north in the Guajira Desert, a total distance of about 310 kilometres (190 mi). It separates the Maracaibo Basin from the Cesar-Ranchería Basin
. Some of the area has been considered as a Flora and Fauna Sanctuary.

Geography

Starting at the southernmost point, near

Zulia State) and Colombia (Cesar Department). Included in the range are the Sierra Motilones, Sierra Valledupar, and Sierra Oca. The highest point is Cerro de Las Tetas at 3630 meters, followed by Cerro Irapa at 3540 m., Serranía de Macuira
at 864 m., and Cerro Aceite at 853 m.

Peoples

The range is 58% in Venezuela, and 42% in Colombia[1]. Venezuela has set aside a substantial part of the central part of the range as a national park (

Wayuu
and Goajira peoples.

Economy and politics

The climate is mostly tropical humid forests, with cultivation of coffee and papaver flowers. It is also a hot spot in the Colombian conflict serving as home to parts of two FARC blocs called the Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP and the Middle Magdalena Bloc of the FARC-EP.[2], and an ELN guerrilla column, that have also strayed into Venezuelan territory.

References

  1. ^ —Peakbagger.com: Perija-Guajira
  2. Colombian Air Force
    ; "The New Corridors of Arms, Drugs and Death"
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