On the north side of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Tapias river basin that supplies hydrically to Riohacha and part of Dibulla is located; is the third in importance, with an extension of 1.035,7 km2 being the 5% of the total area of ​​the peninsula.

Corpoguajira has led projects with a differential approach providing solutions for indigenous and Afro-descendant communities, with local micro aqueducts and different systems that have managed to solve one of the primary needs of the human being.

With workshops on saving and efficient use of water, the approach and improvement of environmental practices of a large part of the population of Riohacha has been achieved., in order to guarantee the sustainability and durability of the projects delivered that also contribute to the conservation of the fauna and flora that live in the vicinity of the basin.

According to the update of the Plan of Ordinance and Management of the Hydrographic Basin - POMCA of the Tapias river, its natural wealth has been highlighted with the presence 150 especies de aves (11 in threat category), 20 mammal species (6 in threat category), 27 amphibian and reptile species (7 in threat category), 55 fish species (3 in threat category); and 14 flora species such as the Guayacán de bola (Bulnesia arborea), the Perehuétano (Parinari pachybylla) and the Licania arborea.

Corpoguajira calls for guajiros and visitors to implement actions that contribute to the improvement and recovery of basins as important as the Tapias River, It depends on having a water supply in urban areas such as the capital of Guajira..