Pasto - Culture

Pasto is a small city with friendly and always helpful people. This Andean city is located south of Colombia. You can enjoy at least some mayor sites.

From the city you can see one of the biggest cones of Colombia, the big volcano Galeras. Galeras has erupted more than 20 times since the area was first visited by European explorers in the 1500's. Volcanic activity levels have been high in the last five years. All its majesty pours into live early in the morning when it is frozen. Open up your eyes and see it every morning.

It has an excess of huge old churches, many of them in wedding-cake neo-Gothic style, and boasting garish paint-jobs. The Iglesia de Cristo Rey, for example, has a rather bizarre yellow, orange and pink checkerboard colour scheme, green tiled domes and huge round stained-glass windows. You can visit also Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Capilla de la Concepciòn, Santuario Eucarìstico Maridìaz, Capilla de las Visitandinas and more. Pasto Churches is a site of wood hand Craft.

Santuario de Nuestra Señora de las Lajas, a gothic church, is located 7km from Ipiales, on a bridge, which spans a spectacular gorge of the Guáitara River. The legend has it that an image of the Virgin Mary appeared in the mid - 18^th century on an enormous rock above the river. The church has been constructed in such a way that the rock is its high altar. Pilgrims from all over Colombia and Ecuador travel here. Not far there is also an accommodation possibility.

La Cocha Lagoon is similar to Titicaca in Bolivia (not so big), and a wander of live and nature. You can speak to people near by and enjoy the way of live.

The Guamuès River flows from La Cocha Lake, high in the Andes near Pasto. It flows southeastward into densely forested plains past Puerto Asìs, after which point it is known as the Putumayo. The Putumayo is a major transportation artery, navigable for almost its total length. On its banks are numerous small river ports.

Japurà River (Spanish Rio Yupuru) rises as the Caquetà River east of Pasto, in the Colombian Cordillera Central. It meanders generally east southeastward through the tropical rain forest of southeastern Colombia.

The Andean mountain includes Pasto and many other Cities. This mountain chain creates a variety of climates, which range from the humid rain forest and tropical plains to tundra regions and perpetual snow.

You can enjoy the carnival in January, but wear old clothes because you'll never wear them again!

Eat great food and buy unique crafts in this city.