TIL Guajira Department has possibly the largest Muslim population in any part of latin america, in addition to a large amount of Christian Syrio-Lebanese Arab ancestry amongst the population.

Guajira Department of Colombia has an Indigenous plurality, which deals with significant poverty, while Criollos (which often have Arab Christian ancestry in addition to Spanish, Indigenous and other) and Arab Muslims (which are less assimilated) have much more minfluence in the economy.