Pasto (English spelling)

Japanese: パスト（英語表記）Pasto

The capital of Nariño province in the southwestern tip of Colombia. It is located on a plateau at the eastern foot of the Galeras Volcano (4,267m) in the Andes near the border with Ecuador, at an altitude of about 2,600m. This old town was founded in 1539 and developed as an important trading center during the Spanish colonial period. During the War of Independence, it became a base for Spanish royalists and resisted the independence movement to the end. Today, it is a commercial and industrial center for the surrounding agricultural and livestock areas, distributing agricultural and livestock products and manufacturing food, soap, bricks, furniture, Panama hats, etc. It is also known for producing painted wooden bowls finished with a unique varnish called pastonis. It is the home of Nariño University (1964). The Pan-American Highway passes through the city, 122km from the Ecuadorian border. It is a junction of roads that run east across the Andes. It is also connected by road to the port of Tumaco on the Pacific coast. Population: 204,475 (1985).

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Japanese:

コロンビア南西端部，ナリニョ州の州都。エクアドルとの国境に近いアンデス山中，ガレラス火山 (4267m) 東麓の高原にあり，標高約 2600m。 1539年建設された古い町で，スペイン植民地時代には重要な交易中心地として発展。独立戦争時にはスペイン王党派の拠点となり，最後まで独立派に抵抗。現在周辺の農牧地帯の商工業中心地で，農畜産物を集散し，食品，石鹸，煉瓦，家具，パナマ帽などの工業が行われる。パストニスと呼ばれる独特なニスで仕上げた彩色木鉢の生産でも知られる。ナリニョ大学 (1964) 所在地。パンアメリカン・ハイウェーが通り，エクアドル国境まで 122km。アンデスを越えて東に延びる道路の分岐点。また太平洋岸の港トゥマコと道路で連絡。人口 20万 4475 (1985) 。

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