Bounded north with the beautiful Caribbean sea, this region has a wide diversity of ecosystems, ranging from infinite plains of green pastures in Córdoba to an arid desert in La Guajira and high snowy peaks right next to the sea at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

This variety of weathers, temperatures, terrains and elevations make it worthy of an even wider amount of species that include 951 birds, 100 mammals, 32 amphibians, 101 reptiles and 370 fish; a richness that can only be compared with the amount of different flavors of its cuisine, the abundance of musical rhythms and dances and the explosive warmth of its festivities.