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Popayán
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The Pan-American Highway twists and turns for 248 kilometers (149 miles) north from Pasto, arriving at Popayán in the Valle de Pubenza. The landscape to the south, east and north of this city is verdant plains studded with mountains. To the southeast is Volcan Puracé and the national park named for it.
Popayán is nicknamed the Ciudad Blanca, or White City. Its narrow streets are lined with two-story buildings constructed in rococo Andalusian-style architecture. Their whitewash is almost
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The Pan-American Highway twists and turns for 248 kilometers (149 miles) north from Pasto, arriving at Popayán in the Valle de Pubenza. The landscape to the south, east and north of this city is verdant plains studded with mountains. To the southeast is Volcan Puracé and the national park named for it.
Popayán is nicknamed the Ciudad Blanca, or White City. Its narrow streets are lined with two-story buildings constructed in rococo Andalusian-style architecture. Their whitewash is almost blinding on a sunny day. The cathedral is styled in clean, classic Roman lines. The central plaza, Parque Caldas, is a pleasant place to seek shade beneath palm and flowering trees. Frequently musicians or comedians entertain the crowds.
Traveling north towards Cali (142 kilometers/85 miles away) you then enter the humid Valle del Cauca, surrounded by cordilleras (mountain ranges) on either side. During this journey you can occasionally see Nevado del Huila.
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Museums of Popayán
Another place to get out of Popayán's rains are her museums. Many are the historical homes of past illustrious citizens. A few premier art museums also are on the scene, the Museo de Arte Religioso
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Museum
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Religioso
The Museo de Arte Religioso was founded in 1972 by the city's Archdiocese to protect and conserve the most valuable artworks of Popayán's churches. Divided into six halls devoted to specific
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Museum
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Museo de Historia Natural
Under the auspices of the Universidad de Cauca, the Museo de Historia Natural is a nice break from the usual art and miscellanea-housing historical museums. With splendid collections explaining the
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Museum
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán's Culinary Best
No-Name Restaurant
On Calle 8 you can find several cheap restaurants. But this no-name, family-run eatery stands out from its neighbors in the quality of food it prepares (even boiling the water from which drinks are ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Madeira Cafe
You can join locals slipping in for a quick cup of coffee or tea in this small, corner café. Perhaps you'd like to have that accompanies by a brownie or other sweet, or a sandwich ($0.50-$1.70). On ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Comedor Vegetariano Bio-Integrales Kanda
Ah, vegetarians, does Popayán have a surprise for you! A real, honest-to-goodness vegetarian restaurant with flavorful, nutritionally well-balanced meals. You can be guaranteed your complete ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Mey Chow
Upon entering Mey Chow through the plain wood doors, you are not immediately exposed to the grace of this establishment. Step out of the vestibule, past the sandstone reception, and its elegant ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Carbonera Parrilla
Carbonera Parrilla is for meat eaters only. A generous portion of chicken, pork, fish or succulent beef is served hot off the grill on a wooden plank to your picnic table ($2.10-7.40). If you can't ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Restaurante Pizzaría Italiano
Step into this Italian café with the wood-trimmed, mustard colored walls hung with Montreaux Jazz Festival posters. Pull up a wood-and-leather seat at one of the tables. Soon the wait staff will be ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Cafetería Santo Domingo La 4ª
Cafetería Santo Domingo is a small, simply furnished café. Its lunch special sells out quickly--and for good reason. Not only is the meal tasty and inexpensive ($1.60), but the presentation has a ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Restaurant China
As you can guess by its name, Restaurant China dishes up Chinese food prepared with chicken, pork, beef or seafood and served with steamed white rice ($6.90-10.60). Vegetarian options are limited to ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
El Portón del Patio
After spending a few hours in the Museo de Historia Natural, stop by El Portón del Patio for a quick bite to eat. The menu includes not only the standard comida corriente for meat-eaters or ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
La Viña Parrillada
Mornings people drop in to catch up on the events, on gossip, over a cup of coffee and pan de oro from La Viña's in-house bakery, or over breakfast ($2.65). Come afternoon, the place hops with ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Restaurante La Oficina
The interior of Restaurante La Oficina is a bit incongruous with its name: the decorations are rustic, a bit humble, with pink cloths draping the tables —not quite like an office. But nonetheless ...
Restaurant
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
First-Rate Accomodation
Hotel El Paso
On the second floor of a colonial-era building is the Hotel El Paso, a good mid-range hostel choice in Popayán. Furnished with solid, carved wood furniture (including a dressing table), all rooms ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Capital
If you can afford to spend a dollar more, Hotel Capital is a comfortable choice for budget travelers. All rooms have common baths, but here there is deliciously hot water. The back courtyard garden ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Panamá
It's cheap, it's clean and the beds aren't bad. The rooms are small, though--not even big enough to swing a cat in--and the ground floor rooms are dark. There's only common-bath with cold-water ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel La Casona del Virrey
Hotel La Casona del Virrey is a surprisingly affordable alternative right in the heart of Popayán. This is the perfect place to be to watch the Semana Santa processions from the balconies; however, ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Colonial
As its name implies, the Hotel Colonial is in a building from the early centuries of this city. A small inn, the lobby is tastefully adorned with original artwork and flower-filled vases. The rooms ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel La Plazuela
A first-class hotel just across from Iglesia San José, Hotel La Plazuela is in a 1742 building rescued after the 1983 earthquake. Beautiful period pieces furnish the common sitting areas, original ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Los Portales
Take a seat in one of the rocking chairs around the front courtyard and listen to the water spilling from the fountain. Your room will look out upon this patio or one of the other three of this ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Popayan Plaza
all credit cards accepted-internet facilities -parking-24 hour hot water- room ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Dann Monasterio
Hotel Dann Monasterio is the cream of the Popayán hotel crop. This Franciscan Montastary turned hotel in 1920 is the only accommodation around with a swimming pool. The 47 rooms still have that ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
Hotel Camino Real
Stay at Hotel Camino Real if the pivotal factors of accommodation for you are food and history. The hotel’s restaurant has been recognized with multiple Gastronomy awards and the menu covers a ...
Hotel
Popayán, Colombia
Popayán, Colombia
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