cathedral
Las Lajas Sanctuary
A dramatic neo-Gothic basilica built inside a canyon and spanning a river gorge in southern Colombia.
59 km · about 70 min drive
South AmericaColombiaNariño
Samaniego
Nariño, Colombia · South America
About Samaniego
Samaniego sits on the route: 15 minutes from Linares, 59km from Las Lajas Sanctuary.
Samaniego is in Nariño, Colombia, with about 49,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Linares, about 8 km away.
Samaniego (Spanish pronunciation: [samaˈnjeɣo]) is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.
Samaniego is known as the landscape's city and musical of Nariño. The majority of the city's population is dedicated to coffee and sugar cane to manufacture a handcrafted product named Panela, similar toRead more
sugar. Samaniego is known for having the principal youngest musical competition in Nariño, called the Departmental Competition of Musical Bands and Meeting of Dances in Nariño, where 20 musical bands have a competition to be the best band in Nariño and represent Nariño in other band competitions like in the Vega - Cundinamarca, San Pedro - Valle and Paipa - Boyaca.
Eight people were killed in the August 2020 Massacre of Samaniego. The victims are identified as Brayan Cuaran, Bairón Patiño, Elian Benavides, Daniel Vargas, Laura Riascos, Joan Quintero, Rubén Ibarra, and Óscar Obando.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Samaniego?
Within an hour or so of Samaniego: Las Lajas Sanctuary (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Samaniego?
The nearest famous roads are Trampolín de la Muerte.
Where is Samaniego?
Samaniego is in Nariño, Colombia, about 8 km from Linares.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 49,085
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Colombia
- Region
- Nariño
- Timezone
- America/Bogota
- Coordinates
- 1.3385, -77.5957
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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