The Malecón and Beach

Location:
Calle 1 (Avenida la Marina)
Riohacha, Colombia

City Walk Types:
The malecón and beach

By Lorraine Caputo

Riohacha’s Malecón hugs the shell-strewn, pale beige sand. Depending on the season, the sea is café con leche-colored or turquoise. Along its length are plazuelas where you can rest from the burning sun and buy Wayuu artesanía. From the long wharf at the foot of Carrera 6, try your hand at fishing. Between Carreras 7 and 9 is a grove of palm trees; string up your hammock for a siesta. Just past Carrera 11 are juice and seafood cocktail stands, a delicious snack for refueling. Also here, down on the beach, fishermen sell their catch in the late afternoon. The Malecón ends at the new Casa de la Cultura.

Getting There
Begin your sojourn from the tourism office, at Calle 1 and Carrera 5.

Travel Tips: Do not underestimate the sun here; be sure to keep yourself hydrated and take frequent rests in the shade or someplace cool.

Price Description: Free.

Relative price: Free

Travel Skills: None

You Need to Bring: Take along water, hat, sun screen when walking around this city.

Take a respite in the Cultural Centers; visit the Santuario de Flora y Fauna Los Flamencos; Wayuu villages in the Guajira.

Currencies accepted
Colombian Peso