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El Molino ((英語:The Mill)) is a town and municipality located in the Colombian Department of La Guajira. The town is known for having the colonial church Ermita de San Lucas, considered a National Monument of Colombia.〔( Catholic.net: Ermita de San Lucas en El Molino-Guajira (Colombia) )〕 The town also celebrates the ''Festival del Cantante'' (Spanish for Festival of the Singer). It became a municipality in 1989.〔( Government of La Guajira: El Molino )〕 ==Geography== The municipality is within the Valley formed by the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía del Perijá mountains and the Cesar River. The municipality is located on the mountain steps of the Serranía del Perijá covering a total area of 190 km² and at 240 meters over sea level.〔( Government of La Guajira: Geography of El Molino )〕 The municipality of El Molino is located in the southern part of the Department of La Guajira limiting to the west and north with the municipalilty of San Juan del Cesar; to the south with the municipality of Villanueva and to east with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.〔( El Molino: Geography )〕 The El Molino River is the main source of water for the municipality, flowing down from the Serrania del Perija mountain range and into the Cesar River.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「El Molino, La Guajira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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