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Popayán

Popayán is the capital of the Colombian Department of Cauca, with a population of about 215,000 people. It was founded by Sebastián de Belalcázar on January 13, 1537. Located at an altitude of 1,737 meters, the city is well-known for its colonial architecture. Unfortunately, and earthquake in 1983 destroyed many buildings, though a signifcant number have survived. Nearby is Puracé National Park, a geothermal wonderland of hot springs, waterfalls, and a (currently) inactive volcano from which the park derives its name. The nearest large city is Cali, in the neighboring Department of Valle del Cauca, to the north.

Pasto

Pasto is a city of about 450,000 people and the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. The city is located in the "Valle de Atriz", in the Andes cordillera, near the volcano El Pasto, at a height of about 2527 metres.

It was founded in 1539 by the Spanish conquistador Lorenzo de Aldana and named "San Juan de Pasto", after the name of the indigenous people ("Los Pastos") which inhabited the place at the arrival of the conquistadores. It has been an administrative, cultural and religious center of the region since colonial times. During the Wars of Independence against Spain, it was a royalist city, so after gaining independence and because of its geographical location, it kept isolated from the rest of the country creating a traditionalist attitude and cultural absorption.

Medellín Colombia

Medellín is the capital city of Antioquia, a province in Colombia (South America). Geographical location 6° 15' North, 75° 36' West. With a population of 2.1 million (3.2 million in the greater metropolitan area) it is the second largest city of Colombia and the first industrial center in the country.

The metropolitan area of Medellín lies within the Aburrá valley at an altitude of 1,538 meters and is bisected by the Medellín river which flows northward. North of the valley are the towns of Bello, Copacabana, Girardota and Barbosa. To the south of the valley lie Itagui, Envigado, Sabaneta, La Estrella and Caldas.

Through the history Medellín has received different names: Aburrá de los Yamesíes, San Lorenzo de Aburrá, San Lorenzo de Aná, Valle de San Bartolomé, Villa de la Candelaria de Medellín and Medellín. Originally the name of Medellín comes from "Metellium", the ancient latin name for today's town of Medellín, Extremadura in the province Badajoz, Spain. ("Metellium", in turn, is derived from the name of the Roman founder of the city in 75 AD, Cecilio Metello.) The capital of Antioquia has received this name in honor to the earl of such Spain's city, Pedro Portocarrero, who was the president of the Consejo de Indias of Spain by that time.

Besides being the industrial capital of Colombia, Medellín is usually called Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (Everlasting Spring City), Capital de la Montaña (Mountain's Capital), Ciudad de las Flores (City Of The Flowers), Capital de las Orquídeas (Orchids' Capital), La Bella Villa (Beautiful Village) and Tacita de Plata (Little Silver Cup).

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