PASTO

The department is
located in the
southwest of the
country, on the
border with Ecuador
and the Pacific
Ocean. Its capital is
San Juan de Pasto.
 TYPICAL FOOD
In Nario the dish
that identifies
these lands is Cuy
or Cur. It is
sometimes
accompanied with
a chili cooked with
peanuts.
 TYPICAL DANCE
La Guanea is a
traditional song from
the southern lands of
the Colombian Andes,
which currently
corresponds to the
Andean region of the
department of
Nario.
 POPULAR
FESTIVALS
Black and white carnival
 TOURIST SITES
VOLCANO GALERAS

SANCTUARY OF THE LAJAS

 TOURIST SITES
LAGOON OF THE COCHA

LAGOON GREEN
 CRAFTS
Pastuso artisans are famous since the time of the
colony for their work with wood. They are very good
cabinetmakers and carvers.