Cities, Towns and Villages in the Guajira Department - Maicao, Albania, La Guajira, Fonseca, La Guajira, Villanueva, La Guajira, Dibulla (Paperback)

Chapters: Maicao, Albania, La Guajira, Fonseca, La Guajira, Villanueva, La Guajira, Dibulla, La Guajira, Barrancas, La Guajira, Uribia, La Guajira, Riohacha, Manaure, La Guajira, El Molino, La Guajira, San Juan Del Cesar, Urumita, Hatonuevo, La Jagua Del Pilar, Distraccion, La Guajira. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 65. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Maicao (Wayuunaiki: 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 Cucuta. The city was founded on June 27, 1927 by Colonel Rodolfo Morales and Tomas Curvelo Iguaran, on behalf of the Department of Magdalena in the middle of the Wayuu people territory. During the 1970s Maicao became a commercial hub due to an oil bonanza in Venezuela and the flow of contraband present in the Guajira peninsula. The name of Maicao comes from the Wayunaiki: mai-ka-u which means "Land of the Maize. Maicao is located in the Guajira Peninsula, the northern most part of South America and within the Guajira desert. The municipality of Maicao borders to the north with the municipalities of Uribia and Manaure; to the east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; to the south with the municipality of Albania and to the west with the municipality of Riohacha covering a total area of 1,782 km and at altitude over sea level of 52 m. Climate in the municipality of Maicao is arid, presenting two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. The average temperature through out the year is of 29 C. Maicao was inhabited by the Wayuu people prior to the arrival of the Spanish. The Wayuu gave one of the strongest resistance to the Spanish conquest, remaining rebellious un...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2918412