Pacifica
The Pacific/Chocó region is one of the five major natural regions of Colombia. Ecologically, this region belongs entirely to the Chocó Biogeographic Region and is considered a biodiversity hotspot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Cali and Popayán.
Cali
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Cali is a city in southwestern Colombia, capital of the Valle del Cauca department. It has about 2 million inhabitants and is a significant industrial and commercial center.
Popayán
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Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range.
Pasto
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Pasto is a city in the southwest of Colombia. City of the South Colombian West, with a population superior to the 400,000 inhabitants and capital of the department of Nariño.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Valle del Cauca and Cauca.
Valle del Cauca
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Valle del Cauca is a department in the Pacifica region of Colombia. The countryside of this region is for the most part considered out of bounds for tourism as of 2010, due to the many landmines and activity by armed groups such as FARC-EP.
Cauca
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Cauca Department is a department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño Department to the south.
Nariño
Nariño is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Chocó
Chocó is a department in the Pacifica region of Colombia known for its large Afro-Colombian population.
Los Katios National Park
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The Los Katios National Park is in the Pacific Lowlands of Colombia. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pacifica
- Type: region
- Description: region in Colombia
- Also known as: “Pacific region” and “Pacific/Chocó natural region”
- Location: Colombia, South America
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Latitude of center
4.43° or 4° 25′ 48″ northLongitude of center
-76.75° or 76° 45′ westWikidata ID
Q130330
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Pacifica” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pazifikoko erregioa”
- Basque: “Pazifikoko eskualdea”
- Chinese: “哥伦比亚太平洋大区”
- Chinese: “哥倫比亞太平洋大區”
- Chinese: “太平洋/乔科自然区”
- Chinese: “太平洋海岸 (哥伦比亚)”
- Chinese: “太平洋海岸”
- Dutch: “Pacifica”
- French: “Région du Pacifique”
- French: “Région pacifique”
- Galician: “Rexión do Pacífico de Colombia”
- German: “Pazifikregion Kolumbiens”
- German: “Región Pacífica”
- Greek: “Παράκτια περιοχή του Ειρηνικού”
- Italian: “Regione pacifica della Colombia”
- Japanese: “太平洋自然地域”
- Lithuanian: “Ramiojo vandenyno regionas”
- Spanish: “Region Costa Pacifica”
- Spanish: “Region Costa Pacífica”
- Spanish: “Región Costa Pacífica”
- Spanish: “Región del Pacífico”
- Spanish: “Region Pacifica de Colombia”
- Spanish: “Region Pacífica de Colombia”
- Spanish: “Región Pacifica de Colombia”
- Spanish: “Region pacifica”
- Spanish: “Region Pacífica”
- Spanish: “Región Pacifica”
- Spanish: “Region pacifico”
- Spanish: “Region pacífico”
- Spanish: “Región Pacífico”
- Swedish: “Colombias Stillahavsområd”
- Swedish: “Colombias stillahavsområde”
- Turkish: “Pasifik/Chocó doğal bölgesi”
- Urdu: “بحر الکاہل/چوکو قدرتی علاقہ”
- Venetian: “Rejon pasìfega de ła Cołónbia”
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