Bahia Portete (La Guajira, Colombia)

Bahía de Portete (Bahia Portete) is a bay in La Guajira, Colombia. It lies approximately 30 miles (48 km) from the Venezuelan border on the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of Colombia. The bay opens to the Caribbean Sea. A large coal terminal lies at the mouth of the bay, and the bay's inlet is less than 1 mile (2 km) wide.

Bahía de Portete
Bahía de Portete
LocationLa Guajira, Colombia
Coordinates12°11.515′N 71°55.25′W
Ocean/sea sourcesCaribbean Sea
Basin countriesColombia

The Puerto Bolivar Airport is the closest airport to the bay.


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