Sunrise in Punta Gallinas, Colombia. This is in La Guajira department in the northeast of the country. La Guajira is a magical place and is my favorite region in Colombia. You can't really visit without a guide as there are no roads or public transportation once you get north of Cabo de la Vela. Our guide would occasionally stop someone to ask for directions and the response would be along the lines of, "Cross the dry river bed then turn left once you get to the crooked tree."