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Kitesurf Location - Cabo de la Vela ( ID cabo_de_la_vela )      Hits: 1456
 
You are here: South America > Colombia > Kitesurf Location - Cabo de la Vela ( ID cabo_de_la_vela )
Continent: South America
Country: Colombia
Next Big City (Airport):  Riohacha
Next Town: Cabo de la Vela
Latitude:   12.1954
Longitude: -72.1468
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Food
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Very warm water, perfectly flat, no waves, no dangerous animals, 4 km beach horseshoe type.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
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Location crowds:
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Soft sand beach, lots of room for safety launch and land kites, uninhabited area, very extreme, one side of the beach is near a desert, this area is suitable for landkiting.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
- Shorty
Winter:
- Shorts
- Shorty


There is no rain, 12mm of rain each year, very warm and calm, average 30°C air and 22°C water.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
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Main Direction:
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Wind is very strong ranging from 25-35 knots most of the time, low wind season just May and June, 15-25 knots, very unpredictable, you should not expect less than 15 knots all year around. Direction, wind is mostly offshore, but can change depending of time of day sideshore in the mornings to 10am. Best time to kitesurfing, very early in the morning, or very late in the afternoon, you can expect steady winds and not too gusty. Mostly offshore wind in the middle of the bay, so sideshore wind at the end of the beach.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


You have to go to Bogota, then to Riohacha, and then get a taxi that will take you to Cabo de la Vela, there is one hour by plane from Bogota to Riohacha, and then two hours to Cabo de la Vela, try to use a confident people to transport you, or let your travel agency arrange all transportation.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


This is a very remote place, very safe, since local people protect their territory very much. Cabo de la Vela is a very small town, 1200 population, and all area is surrounded by family houses called "Rancherias", you should stay in one of those, you should sleep in "hamacas" under a shelter, first night is hard but then you get used to, price for one week including Hamaca, Fresh Water, Drinks (No licuor) and meals, just fresh fish and crab, will range from 80-100 USD. There are no rules, no commodities, no air conditioner, no fans, no beds, no electric power, no running water, no showers. Water is provided by a tank car once a week and ice is provided once a day, at night there are solar powered lamps that are on until they run out of charge. Showers are closed and you have to use a bucket to carry your own water, as well as sanitary services. Cabo de la Vela has a small hospital with emergency room and small surgery and minor procedures availability. Next big hospital at two hour ride.

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