Noun
guajira (uncountable)
A style of rural Cuban music.
Alcalá said several dozen men were already living in three camps he maintained in and around the desert-like La Guajira peninsula that Colombia shares with Venezuela, the three said. Source: Internet
Apart from these traditional forms, two newer musical styles have conquered large parts of the country: la salsa, which has spread throughout the Pacific coast and the vallenato, which originated in La Guajira and César (on the northern Caribbean coast). Source: Internet
In Colombia, residents of the coastal state of La Guajira have begun blocking roads to call attention to their need for food. Source: Internet
With its very rich and varied geography, which includes the Amazon and Andean regions, the llanos, the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, and the deserts of La Guajira, and its unique biodiversity, Colombia also has major potential for ecotourism. Source: Internet
In a country which prides itself on having some of the richest biodiversity in the world, animals are starving because wells and streams have dried out in La Guajira. Source: Internet
Workers gather sea salt in the Guajira peninsula near Manaure. Source: Internet