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Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 258,653 people, an area of 512 km2, is located 1760 meters above sea level, and has an average temperature of 18 °C. This town is well-known for its colonial architecture and its contributions to Colombian cultural and political life. It is also known as the white city due to the color of most of the colonial buildings in the city center, where several churches are located, such as San Francisco, San José, Belén, Santo Domingo, San Agustín, and the Catedral ...
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  • 1. Morro del Tulcan Popayan
    El Morro del Tulcán is an Indian pyramid in Popayán, Colombia. The pyramid dates to at least 1535, as the Spanish Empire found it abandoned when they arrived in that year. Research suggests that the individuals buried there came from the very top of the social classes of their society.The pyramid was constructed in the pre-Columbian period, approximately between 1600 - 500 BC; the period which is now known as the Delayed Cacicales Societies. On this pyramid a statue dedicated to the Conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar exists today; he carried out the Spanish foundation of Popayán. The location of the statue of the Conquistador on an indigenous monument is controversial. El Morro del Tulcán is the main archaeological site of Popayán.
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