La Guajira Terrane
# La Guajira Terrane

La Guajira Terrane (Spanish: Terreno de La Guajira, TLG) is one of the geological provinces (terranes) of Colombia. The terrane, dating to the Late Cretaceous, is situated on the North Andes Plate and borders the Caribbean, Tahamí and Chibcha Terranes along the Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault. The southern boundary is formed by the Oca Fault with the Chibcha Terrane.

## Subdivision

### Complexes

**Alto Guajira**

* Macuira
* Etpana

**Macuira Tahamí Terrane**

* Jonjoncito
* Ipapure
* Ipapure-Cerro La Teta

**Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta**

* Taganga (Taganga)
* Rodadero
* Gaira (Gaira)
* Ciénaga
* Santa Marta Batholith
* Bolívar Batholith
* Socorro Stock
* Latal Pluton
* Los Clavos
* Río Sevilla
* San Lorenzo
* San Pedro de la Sierra
* Buritacá
* Río Oríhueca
* Los Mangos - basement

### Ranges

* Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
* Macuira

### Basins

* La Guajira

### Faults

bounding faults in bold

* Bucaramanga-Santa Marta (BSF)
* Oca
* Cuisa

## Gallery

* North Andes Plate
* Seismic activity map
* Geologic map (Codazzi, 1890)
* Paleogeography of the Late Cretaceous (Blakey)
