Ipiales
Sign in to saveIpiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," and lies at a distance of 82 km from Pasto, the department's capital. Ipiales is known as "la ciudad de las nubes verdes" (the city of the green clouds) because sometimes, especially in the afternoon, greenish clouds appear over the city. One of the area's favorite foods is the guinea pig or cavy (Cavia porcellus), called kuy or kuwi. The economy of
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- Ipiales
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- Municipality and town
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- Aerial view of Ipiales and Plaza 20 de Julio
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- Flag of Ipiales.svg
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- 250px
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- Location of the municipality and town of Ipiales in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
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- Colombia
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- Location in Colombia
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- Country
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- Department
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- Nariño Department
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Luis Fernando Villota
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1572
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 14.27
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Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," and lies at a distance of 82 km from Pasto, the department's capital. Ipiales is known as "la ciudad de las nubes verdes" (the city of the green clouds) because sometimes, especially in the afternoon, greenish clouds appear over the city. One of the area's favorite foods is the guinea pig or cavy (Cavia porcellus), called kuy or kuwi. The economy of this city is based on border trade between Ecuador and Colombia.
== Culture and religion == The municipality's main attraction is the impressive architecture of the Las Lajas Cathedral, the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ipiales.