NARIÑO DEPARTMENT

                                                     

NARIÑO is located at the southwestern of Colombia, in the Andean Region, bounded by the Pacific Ocean at the west, Ecuador at the south, Cauca at the north and Putumayo at the East.

Its name (NARIÑO) is in honor to Antonio Nariño, who translated the Man’s Right in Colombia.

Nariño has 64 municipalities like Ipiales, Tumaco, Barbacoas, etc. Its capital is San Juan de Pasto.

One of the most important cultural traditions is the Carnival of blacks and Whites.

The economy is based almost exclusively on agriculture (wheat, barley, beans, and potatoes). Bananas are cultivated in the Pacific lowlands and are exported from the port of Tumaco.