Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto, is the capital of the
department of Nariño, located in southwestern Colombia. The city is located in
the "Atriz Valley", on the Andes cordillera, at the foot of the
Galeras volcano, at an altitude of 8,290 feet (2,527 m) above sea level. The
city has a population of approximately 500,000 inhabitants
