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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena/Cesar/La Guajira departments (a coastal massif rising directly from the Caribbean) · Colombia
Pico Cristóbal Colón
Pico Cristóbal Colón is the traditionally cited highest point in Colombia and, because the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta rises almost directly from the Caribbean coast, it is often called the world's highest coastal peak. It sits within sacred, indigenous-controlled territory belonging to the Kogi, Arhuaco, Wiwa, and Kankuamo peoples, who consider the high snow peaks sacred and have long restricted outside access. Its near-twin, Pico Simón Bolívar, is separated by only a small elevation difference and the two have swapped the title of "Colombia's highest peak" depending on the survey method used.
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