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Puerto Estrella
La Guajiravillage
Demographic figures from DANE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Puerto Estrella is a village that lies in La Guajira, Colombia. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 12.349°, -71.313°. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,077 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves6
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves5
- Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves3
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularis Daudin, 1800 · Aves3
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3
- Black-backed AntshrikeThamnophilus melanonotus P.L.Sclater, 1855 · Aves3
- Russet-throated PuffbirdHypnelus ruficollis (Wagler, 1829) · Aves2
- Red-crowned WoodpeckerMelanerpes rubricapillus (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves2
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2025-10-0842 km W of Santa Cruz de los Taques, Venezuela
- M 4.5 — 2023-06-30132 km NNW of Santa Cruz de los Taques, Venezuela
- M 4.5 — 2023-03-28near the coast of Venezuela
- M 4.5 — 2021-02-01130 km NNE of Uribia, Colombia
- M 4.5 — 2018-03-1739 km NNE of Uribia, Colombia
- M 4.6 — 2014-02-21102 km NNW of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in La Guajira
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Puerto Estrella, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org