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Riohacha
Port of Entry
11°33.225'N, 072°55.081'W Chart icon.png
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Riohacha (Spanish pronunciation: [rjoˈa.tʃa]), Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha (English: River of the Axe or Axeshore - Wayuu: Süchiimma, "Süchii" means river, and "mma" means land, Riverland), is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department. It has 137,000 inhabitants.

Charts

See Colombia.

Weather

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Passages

See Colombia.

Communication

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Also see Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

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Entrance

Riohacha is a port of entry/exit for Colombia. For details see Entrance: Colombia.

Anchor off the pier and wait for the officials, [email protected]; Tel: +57 (5) 727 2488; Fax: +57 (5) 727 0492.

Berthing

There is no port here. The pier cannot accommodate yachts, they anchor off.

Anchorages

Riohacha Anchorage

Riohacha Anchorage/wiki/Riohacha#Riohacha_Anchorage
Anchorage icon Riohacha Anchorage [[Riohacha#Riohacha Anchorage|Riohacha Anchorage]] °'N, 072°56.008'W
Anchor about 1 nM off the pier in about 10 m depth.

Amenities

None.

Provisioning

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Eating out

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Transportation

  • Almirante Padilla Airport (3 km (1.9 mi) south-west of the centre of Riohacha). A taxi to the city centre costs about COP$5000. Avianca flies from Bogotá
  • The Terminale de Transporte. edit is 1 km south of the city centre at junction Caerera 11 and Avenida El Progreso. A taxi to the centre is COP $5000

Tourism

History

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Places to Visit

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

References

See Colombia.

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