Ipiales
| Ipiales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality and town | ||
|
||
 Location of the municipality and town of Ipiales in the Nariño Department of Colombia. |
||
 Ipiales
|
||
| Coordinates: 0°49′49″N 77°38′40″W / 0.83028°N 77.64444°WCoordinates: 0°49′49″N 77°38′40″W / 0.83028°N 77.64444°W | ||
| Country |
 Colombia
|
|
| Department | Nariño Department | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Darío Ignacio Vela de los Ríos | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,707 km2 (659 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,898 m (9,508 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 123,341 | |
| Demonym(s) | Ipialeño | |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) | |
| Website | Official website (Spanish) | |
Ipiales is a city in Nariño Department, Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around 0°49′49″N 77°38′40″W / 0.83028°N 77.64444°W, with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," the city lies at a distance of 82 km from Pasto, the department's capital." The municipality's main attraction is the impressive architecture of the Las Lajas Cathedral. Ipiales is known as "la ciudad de las nubes verdes" (the city of the green clouds) because some times, especially in the afternoon, green 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 trade between Ecuador and Colombia. One of the biggest festivals is called the "Black and White Carnival". Through this event people from Ipiales celebrate racial diversity. People paint each other with make-up and a white soap, called careoca. Many tourists travel to see this event from all over the country.
The city is served by San Luis Airport.
The inhabitants of the town of Ipiales are as important economic activities: trade, small businesses, tourism, and in rural areas: agriculture, livestock, minor species. In minerals: oil on Churuyaco jungle, rock quarries and crafts in Las Lajas, topdressing in Old Bridge, clay in the Tejar. Natural resources are abundant throughout its territory.
Ipiales is land and air border port, with intense trade with the peoples of the former province of Obando and as crossroad for travelers from the Andean Pact countries, especially Ecuador, is the second most important border Colombia. A wide legislation to control the flow of people and vehicles, with international treaties and agreements on economic and border relations in all social cultural and economic. There Neighborhood and Integration Commission Colombo - Ecuador 1989. Republic of Colombia. Neighbourhood Binational Commissions. The Border Integration 1993, the Border Act 1995. The Special Economic Zone Export 2000, to improve the economic, institutional and social of this region, but everything has been "good intentions", as there is no vocation to create business, manufacturing or assembling artifacts, goods or services, for we do not have the infrastructure, equipment or decision for these projects.
...
Wikipedia