La Guajira terrane is one of the geological provinces of Colombia. The terrane, dating to the late Cretaceous, is situated on the North Andes plate and borders the Caribbean, Tahamí and Chibcha terran
La Guajira terrane is enclosed by the Bucaramanga–Santa Marta Fault (orange) and northernmost Oca Fault (white)
Paleogeography of the Late Cretaceous (Blakey)
The Chibcha terrane, named after Chibcha, is the largest of the geological provinces of Colombia. The terrane, the oldest explored domains of which date to the Meso- to Neoproterozoic, is situated on
La Guajira terrane
…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. Macuira…
The Chibcha terrane stretches out across the Eastern Ranges, but also includes the Serranía de San Lucas to the west and triangular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the north
The triangular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, east and south of Santa Marta is bound to the west by the Santa Marta Fault (BSF) and to the north by the Oca Fault. The Cesar-Ranchería Basin is visible on the lower right.
The Bucaramanga Fault east of Bucaramanga and Floridablanca