Nariño Voyage Tips and guide

Nariño is a department in the Pacifica region of Colombia.

Map of Nariño

• 1.21-77.2747221 Pasto - the capital of the department, where big events include Carnival in January
• 0.828889-77.6405562 Ipiales - second important city in the department, located on the border with Ecuador

• 1.37-76.231 Cueva de los Guacharos National Natural Park - caves in the eastern Andes of southern Colombia that are home to oilbirds

Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate according to altitude: hot in the plains of the Pacific and cold in the mountains, where most of the population resides.

The department's economy is primarily based on agriculture and livestock.

The Las Lajas Sanctuary near Ipiales is famous, receiving thousands of pilgrims daily. Also worth visiting are Laguna de la Cocha, La Corota Island, the Cumbal snow-capped mountain and lagoon, the Nudo de los Pastos mountain range, the hot springs of Ipiales and La Cruz, Tumaco Island and its beautiful beaches of El Morro, Mulatos, La Ensenada, and Bocagrande, Sanquianga National Natural Park, the Galeras and La Corota Island Flora and Fauna Sanctuaries, and 47 natural reserve areas in the municipalities of Barbacoas, Chachaguí, Ricaurte, Pasto, and Yacuanquer.

In the municipality of Sandoná is one of the most beautiful churches in the country, whose walls are made of stone and whose style is neo-Gothic.

There is also the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Beach, located in the municipality of San Pablo Nariño, on the banks of the Mayo River.

The Black and White Carnival is celebrated annually during the first week of January, and the Fire Carnival takes place during the second week of February in Tumaco and the municipalities along the Nariño Pacific coast.