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Colombia
Fly to Riohacha, then shared 4x4s through the desert as the roads dissolve into tracks in La Guajira.
A chinchorro — the Wayuu double-weave hammock — under a palm shelter meters from the sea.
South America's northern tip: the Wayuu nation's desert meeting a turquoise sea, salt flats, flamingos, kite surfers at the world's windiest budget spot, and nights of total silence in the hammock.
Climb Pilón de Azúcar at sunset — desert on one side, Caribbean on the other — then eat fresh lobster cooked by your Wayuu hosts for a few dollars.
December to April
Jamaya — hello, in Wayuunaiki.
One Hundred Years of Solitude — Macondo is down the coast; the Guajira is where Buendías came from.
Punta Gallinas, the continent's true northernmost point, another half-day deeper in.
Bring cash for everything and small gifts (water, food staples) for checkpoints of Wayuu children — and go with local drivers who know the track braid.