Riohacha, Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha ( - Wayuu: Süchiimma), is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department. Founded by conquistador Nikolaus Federmann in 1535, Riohacha was named after a local legend "The legend of the Axe". Owing to the powerful rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the area is mostly desertic and inhabited by Amerindians, predominantly by members of the Wayuu ethnic group. During colonial times Riohacha was a very important port due to findings of vast amounts of pearls. In recent years the city became one of Colombia's medium importance maritime commercial ports as well as a multicultural center for the Department. It is mentioned several times in the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, and seven times in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, both written by Gabriel García Márquez.

Riohacha liegt in Kolumbien und ist die Hauptstadt der nördlichsten kolumbianischen Provinz La Guajira. Die Stadt hat ca. 130.000 Einwohner und liegt an der Karibikküste.

Riohacha, Rio Hacha ou Rio de la Hacha (« rivière de la Hache »), est une ville de Colombie, sur la mer des Caraïbes.

Riohacha är en stad och kommun vid Karibiska havet i norra Colombia. Den är administrativ huvudort för departementet La Guajira och hade 159 846 invånare år 2008, med totalt 193 633 invånare i hela kommunen på en yta av 5 020 km².

Ríohacha - miasto w Kolumbii, nad Morzem Karaibskim, u nasady półwyspu Guajira, ośrodek administracyjny departamentu La Guajira. Około 93 tys. mieszkańców.