Pasto (Colombia) - Pasto (Colombia)

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Pasture is a city in the south west of Colombia, with a population of over 400,000 inhabitants and capital of the department of Narino, Colombia. It is one of the oldest cities in the country, it is located in the Atriz Valley, in the middle of the Andes Mountains in the mountainous massif called Nudo de los Pastos at the foot of the Galeras volcano. Mountainous region and surrounded by several indigenous peoples.

Understand

San Juan de Pasto is a city in which diverse cultures are mixed, the predominant one is undoubtedly the Andean culture, an unequivocal example of this is the Carnival of Blacks and Whites, in which the pastuso expresses to the maximum the richness of its features most peculiar. The city is located in the Valle de Atriz at the foot of the imposing Galeras Volcano, which can be seen from any side of the city.

Pasto is a very religious city, where it is not strange to find several churches just a few steps away. Some of these are hundreds of years old and have been mixed with the modern and at the same time colonial landscape that has remained.

In Pasto you can find some artisan workshops, which produce various pieces made by hand (handicrafts). The most important for the excellence in its finishes, which give it a slight appearance of Chinese lacquer, is the Varnish of Pasto. This is very popular with tourists. However, other types of crafts are also made such as ceramic fabrics, leather and wood products and chaff that represent in the same way its cultural and historical legacy.

Weather

• Average temperature: 14ºC
• Average annual rainfall: 700 mmts
• Altitude: 2527 meters above sea level

To get

By plane

The closest airport is the Antonio Nariño Airport. This is located 30 minutes from the city, and can be reached by taxis with a rate just a little higher than the fixed rate in the city. The airlines includes

• Satena[1]
• Avianca[2]

By bus

Land Transport Terminal

• Bolivarian Express[3]
• Pasto Transport Terminal[4]

By car

Travel

In taxi

The taxi ride costs $ 4500 pesos (Colombian), if the section is from end to end of the city the fare rises to $ 5000. These rates are fixed! Taximeter is not operated. do not be fooled ... You can request a taxi to pick you up at the telephones 7212535 or 7320000

By bus

The bus fare is $ 1800. With regard to urban buses that widely cover the city, there are 7 strategic routes (from E1 to E7) and 16 complementary routes (from C1 to C16.

Bus times are generally from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM, but don't be misled, some routes stop running from 7:00 PM.

There are routes that take you to beautiful townships such as the E4 that takes you to Genoy to eat guinea pig

Watch

Temples

• Christ the King Cll 20 # 24-64.
• Cathedral Cll 17, cra 26.
• Saint John Baptist Cll 18 # 25.
• Saint Philip Neri Cll 13-24.
• Saint Andrew Cll 16-29.

Museums

• Alfonso Zambrano Museum Cll 20 23-90 flour 5
• Anthropological Museum of Banco Popular Cll 19 # 23-90
• Taminango Museum Cll 13 # 27-67. Tel 7235539
• Chaves Gallery Cr 27 # 13-92. Tel 7231990
• Luciano Rosero Museum Cl. 23 No. 17-52.
• Juan Lorenzo Lucero Museum Cl. 18 No. 28-87 Tel 7235914.

Plazas

• Bolivar plaza
• Carnival and Culture Square: Due to the great reception of the Carnival of Blacks and Whites, both by locals and strangers and the magnitude that it was generating, it was decided to allocate an area of ​​approximately 20,000 square meters in the central area of ​​the city to build a square dedicated to Carnival . Since its construction, this square has become an obligatory passage for the Black and White Carnival.

Do

Festivals

• Carnival of Blacks and Whites, January 2-7.

To buy

• Artesanías de Colombia S.A, Cr 19 # 26-66
• Jaramillo Handicrafts, Commercial center "Bombona"
• The House of Pasto Varnish, Cll 13 # 24-92
• Bombona Square

To eat

• Guinea pig or mouse of the Indies. Animal of the genus Caviar and species Porcellus used in the department of Narino and especially in its capital, Pasto, as a food source. With a high protein content of 21%, and a low fat content, this animal is prepared roasted. In Pasto the guinea pig is mainly grass-fed, and sometimes with concentrate. The most common way of preparing guinea pig is roast guinea pig, and it is obtained in different parts of the city or in places close to it.
• Fried
• Juanesca Typical dish of Easter
• Empanadas With the roasted guinea pig, they are possibly the most characteristic dishes of the Andean area in the department of Nariño.
• Quimbolitos
• Paila "icecreams

Restaurants

• Porton 20 Restaurant, Av de los Estudiantes # 35-05, 7312940
• La Casita del Cuy, "Asadero and Restaurant", Calle 21A # 4-79 B / El Ejido
• candelaria restaurant , pandiac
• pizza rola, Cll 12A # 29-10 Barrio San Ignacio, Tel 7230242
• the rodeo bbq, Av Panamericana # 19-66 tel 7222093dfe, Cll 25 # 17-83, tel 7235216
• The Cabin, Cll 16 # 25-20, Tel 723862
• Sausalito, Cll 35A # 20-63, Tel 7230908
• La Española restaurant, Kra 27 No. 17 - 56 center
• restaurant and italian food la piazzeta gourmet, 19 Street # 26-79
• [sabrocuypinzon.blogspot.com Asadero Sabrocuy Pinzon], Cra 29 # 17-74 2nd Floor Addresses 3165728236 Centro

Drink and go out

• Grab yourself Margarita, c.c. Valley of Atriz. Av Panamericana
• Studio M Cafe Bar Cra 29 17-74 Center
• Shampoos
• Chicha
• Guarapo
• Aguardiente, Nariño
• Ron

Sleep

• COTELCO Nariño Colombian Hotel and Tourist Association Chapter Nariño Crr 25 # 15 - 62, Tel .: 7223829 [5]
• Hotel Agualongo Crr 25 # 17-83, Tel.:7230604 7230605, [email protected] A.A 313
• Hotel Melo sur Crr 26 # 15 - 37 Centro Tel.:7234592, [email protected]
• Hotel Cuellar`s, Crr 23 # 15-50, Tel .: 57-2-7232879 [email protected],[6]
• Hotel Don Saul, Calle 17 # 23-52, Tel.:7224480 [email protected]
• Hotel El Dorado Calle 16A # 23-42, Tel.:7233260, [email protected] [7]
• Hotel Fernando Plaza Calle 20 # 21B-16, Tel .: 7291432, [8]
• Loft Hotel Calle 18 # 22-33, Tel .: 7226737, [9]
• Hotel Americana Crr 22A # 15-51, 7238413, [email protected] [10]
• Hotel Morasurco Students' Avenue, Tel.:7313250, [email protected].
• Chalet Guamuez El Encano Township Tel.:7219308 La Cocha
• Hotel La Maison del Executive, Calle 19 # 37-16, Tel .: 57-2-7310043 [email protected],[11]
• Hotel Los Andes Crr 5 # 14 -44, Tel .: 7734338 Ipiales
• Hotel San Diego Calle 16 # 19 - 57 Tel.:4260401 Sibundoy - Putumayo
• Hotel Torre del Bosque, Cra 44 No 18-12 [12]
• Hotel Galerias Carr 26 # 18-71 Centro Comercial Galerias 3 piso, 7237390 - 7237279
• Hotel Chambú, Crr 20 # 1 6-74, 7213129-7213645
• Hotel Metropol Calle 15 # 21-41, 7212498
• Hotel Premier Calle 17 # 19-54, 7217594 Fax: 7212913
• Venice Hotel Crr 8A # 18-32, 7301135 7303743
• Hotel Rio Mayo Cra. 20 # 17-12. Tel 7212989.
• Hotel Royal Plaza Cra 20 # 18 corner. Tel. (092) 7210014.
• Koala-Inn, Calle 18 # 22-37, Old Mansion. It offers spacious rooms for COP $ 12,000 per person.
• Hotel Palermo Suite Calle 19 A No 39-10 B / Palermo, Tel .: 731 3104 - 731 5505 [13]
• 1.229596-77.2920161  Hotel Coffee and Honey, Carrera 47 # 17-23 University Quarter. ☎310 375 20 11 Invalid phone format, ✉: [email protected]..Modern executive hotel with excellent facilities, suitable for our clients to feel welcomed and safe. Likewise, attended by an excellent staff. The hotel was created with the aim of making known part of our Nariño culture, based on our main crops, sugarcane and coffee.latest edition: no information
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Surroundings

You can visit towns near the city such as Nariño, San Fernando, different townships, etc.