La Guajira Department, Colombia · South America
166,603
Population
South America
Continent
Bogota
Timezone
CO
Country Code
Maicao (Wayuu: mai-ka-u) is a city and municipality in the Department of La Guajira, northern Republic of Colombia. It is located 76 km from Riohacha, the capital of the department and is the second largest urban center near the border with Venezuela, after the city of Cúcuta. The city was founded on June 27, 1927 by Colonel Rodolfo Morales and Tomás Curvelo Iguarán, on behalf of the Department of Magdalena in the middle of the Wayuu people territory. During the 1970s Maicao became a commercial...
Coordinates
11.3784°, -72.2395°
Region/State
La Guajira Department
District
Maicao
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Country
Colombia
Region
La Guajira Department
Timezone
America/Bogota
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