El Tablón

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El Tablón
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of El Tablón in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Nariño Department
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

El Tablón is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Travelers visit the town for its "mystical stone statues" from the pre-Columbian era [1] and other archaeological sites (e.g., ancient rock carvings), go rock climbing, and do horseback riding. Climbers in the region get a good view of the Magdelena river valley.

Nariño Department

The Nariño department of Colombia is named after Antonio Nariño. The Nariño department is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Pasto, other important cities include Tumaco, Ipiales.

References

  1. http://www.globespots.com/places.php?continentID=0&countryID=53&subjectID=0&categoryID=0/

Coordinates: 1°25′47″N 77°06′00″W / 1.42972°N 77.1°W / 1.42972; -77.1


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