San Juan de Pasto, generally known as Pasto, is the capital of Nariño Department in southern Colombia, set in the Andes at 2,527 meters elevation at the foot of the Galeras volcano. Founded in 1537 and relocated in 1539, the city takes its name from the indigenous people of the area and had a 2018 population of 392,930. Pasto is known for the annual Carnival of Blacks and Whites held each January 2 to 7 and for the pre-Columbian varnishing art of Barniz de Pasto, and it trades heavily with neighboring Ecuador.
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1. Pasto, Colombia (Wikipedia)
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Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan de ˈpasto]; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia.
2. Wikipedia: Pasto, Colombia
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Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after Indigenous people of the area.
Pasto (Wikipedia)
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