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POPAYÁN
Popayan "The White City"
The historic downtown is considered one of the most beautifuland best preserved in whole Latin America. You will find beautiful churches, cathedrals, plazas and museums to visit and make sure to enjoy the magic of the city by getting lost in its peaceful streets. It's the main university town of the Cauca region and there's a young, sociable feel to the city.
In 2005, Popayán was declared by the UNESCO as the first city of gastronomy because of its variety and meaning to the intangible patrimony of Colombian culture. The culinary history of the Cauca Department was chosen because of their maintaining of traditional methods of food preparation which has been passed over through different generations orally. On 2009 September 28, UNESCO also declared the processions of the Easter Week processions as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Patrimony of Humanity.
Expences
Her you can see the prices of some common products in the city.
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Bottle of water: $ 2.000 COP.
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Piece of cake: $1.500 to 2.500 COP.
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Beer: Between $1.500 and $5.000 COP.
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Lunch and dinner: Between $3.500 and $30.000 COP.
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City transport: -Buses: $1.500 COP
- Taxi: minimum value $4.000 COP. It depends of the area of the city you are going to.
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Cinema: 2D $9.000 COP and 3D $14.000 COP.
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Time for phone at the street: $100-$300 COP.
1 US DOLLAR = 3.000 COP Aprox.
Some Tips
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Change the money in secure places.
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You can bring your phone and you buy a SIM Card with Virgin mobile so you will have WhatsApp for free.
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You can bring your stuff like camera, phone, laptop but always use them at home or in safe places, it's for your own safety.
Where are we?
Popayan is located in the southwest of the country between the mountain range of western and central mountains of Colombia. This location allows you to enjoy spectacular views and an incredible biodiversity around.
The nearest major city is Cali, located in the department of Valle del Cauca at north of Popayan. In addition, the city and archaeological site of San Agustin is two hours by bus to the south.
