Pasto is the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Valle de Atriz", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 2.527 metres above sea level. The city has a population of approximately 450,000 inhabitants. Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Nariño is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina Satellite Image of the Andes (Source:http://earthobservatory. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Galeras is a volcano in Colombia, near the city of Pasto. ... Eruption redirects here. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

City of Pasto

Country	Colombia
Department	Nariño
Temperature	14°
Locations  - Latitude:  - Longitude	1º 10`North 77º 16` West
Area	118,01 km²
Distance	886 km to Bogotá.
Population  - Total (2002)  - Density	424.283 hab Proyection. 3592,6 hab./km²
Rivers	Río Pasto
Mayor's office

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Economy

Pasto is the centre of an agricultural region specializing in the production of dairy products. The manufacturing of furniture is an important part of the local economy. The city is an important centre of commerce and trade with nearby Ecuador.

Carnival and Arts

One of the most important events held by the city is the Blacks and Whites' Carnival (Carnaval de Negros y Blancos in Spanish), with outstanding displays of craftmanship in floats portraying legends and traditions, often mixed in with references to current political events in Colombia. During the carnival the city goes wild and unleashes all the joy it has bottled up all year. It is not advisable to wear your best clothes during this festival as during these celebrations people have fun trying to paint each other's faces with grease and colors. The carnival takes place on the 5th and 6th of January each year. The Carnival of Blacks and Whites of Pasto, Colombia was declared National Cultural Heritage by the congress of the Republic of Colombia in April 2002. ...

A speciality of this this region is a pre-columbian art technique called Barniz de Pasto, or Pasto Varnish in English. This uses a type of natural rubber (extracted from a tree called mopa-mopa) which is colored and then stretched over woodwork pieces ; finally the skillful artisan uses a special knife to cut and create the many beautiful designs that characterise this artistic technique.

History

Pasto was founded in 1539 by the Spanish conquistador Lorenzo de Aldana under the name "San Juan de Pasto". Pasto is a reference to the name of the indigenous people who inhabited the place at the arrival of the conquerors, the Pastos. It has been an administrative, cultural and religious center of the region since colonial times, because of this, the city is known as the theological city of Colombia. During the Independence Wars against Spain Pasto was a royalist city unlike the rest of the country, so after gaining independence and because of its geographical location, it remained for long time isolated from the rest of the country which has resulted in the traditionalist attitude and cultural self-absorption of its people. Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who achieved the Conquista (this Spanish term is generally accepted by historians), i. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ...

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City of Pasto with the volcano bottom Galleys

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External links

Travel guide to Pasto from Wikitravel Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ...

• Photos of the "Carnaval de Blancos y Negros"
• Culture of The Pastos
• Pasto through the picture
• San Juan de Pasto
• Universidad de Nariño
• Universidad Mariana
• Photos Carnaval de Negros Y Blancos Pasto
• Mayor's office
• Ciudad Sorpresa
• Deportivo Pasto
• Attake Massivo
• Pasto es
• Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Pasto - INGEOMINAS
• Sobre el barniz de Pasto
• Pasto Weather
• Pasto, General