Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Guajira Peninsula

My Beautiful Wife

20 Jan 2012 217
At Punta Gallinas, the northernmost point of South America.

Tax-free Black Market Petrol

20 Jan 2012 259
Smuggled over the border from Venezuela. No bowsers, though, just syphoned directly from cans. La Guijara, Colombia.

A Goat Transported by Bike

20 Jan 2012 210
At the market, there were a couple of guys who seemed to have the job of getting goats on to bicycles. Uribia, La Guijara, Colombia.

Flat Number Two

20 Jan 2012 213
This was the spare. We had already had a flat tyre, and a few kilometres down the road, this is what happened to the replacement.

Lobster for Every Meal

20 Jan 2012 203
Actually, on the last day at Punta Gallinas, I chose to have the prawns. I had eaten lobster for pretty much every other meal.

Locust - Close-up

20 Jan 2012 211
Climbing on a cactus...

Caracara

20 Jan 2012 186
Perched on a windswept tree, surveying the land for a meal. Punta Gallinas, Colombia.

"Langosta"

20 Jan 2012 329
The locusts of "La Guijara", Colombia, (nicknamed langostas - lobsters), leap wildly in all directions whenever you walk through the grass. They also have a nasty habit of flying in to your hammock in the eveninging, just as you are about to drift off to sleep... This one is perched beautifully on a cactus flower.

Beach Goats

20 Jan 2012 182
Early morning. The farmers have let their goats out to roam and feed. They descend over the cliffs on to the beach below. Punta Gallinas, Colombia.

Slide Down the Dune, Straight Into the Sea

20 Jan 2012 1 2 181
Gorgeous windsculpted dunes at Taroa Beach, Colombia. Perfectly formed and positioned hard up against the water's edge.

Climbing the Dune

20 Jan 2012 1 1 173
Ascending on the landward side of the dunes at Taroa Beach, near Punta Gallinas, Colombia.

The Northernmost Point of the Continent

20 Jan 2012 162
Punta Gallinas, Colombia, as far north as you can get on the South American landmass. Wild, remote, and totally otherworldly.

Inlet Beach

20 Jan 2012 180
Near Punta Gallinas, just 50 metres from where we were staying, is this lovely beach. Mangroves line the shore. This is the quiet and tranquil side of the point, the rough and wild ocean is not far, though.

Early Evening Light

20 Jan 2012 172
The rugged landscape near Cabo de La Vela, Colombia.