Punta Gallinas

Punta Gallinas (Cape Gallinas, "Cape Hens") is a headland in northern Colombia. It is the northernmost point on the mainland of South America, and one of the extreme points of South America. Geography Punta Gallinas is situated in the northern part of the department of La Guajira, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. The cape is at the northern tip of the Guajira Peninsula (Península de la Guajira) in the municipality of Uribia, about northeast of Riohacha. History The area has been populated by …