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swesn Says: While enroute to Ecuador from Colombia, I suggest that you make it a point to stop by briefly in Ipiales to view the Santuario de Las Lajas.Firstly, if you take the early morning bus from Pasto, there is no need to stay overnight in Ipiales.Once you arrive in Ipiales' large...
morgr Says: Ipiales is worth a quick looking at. Bring a sweater as it gets cold, particularily night times.
morgr Says: What do you do when an image of the Virgin Mary appears on a cliff? Well, naturally you build a church on the spot!It is said that in the mid 1700's that is exactly what happened, and in 1803 a chapel was build on the spot. Todays neo-gothic cathedral was built on the spot...
morgr Says: Centrally located just around the corner from the main plaza. The owners were kinda cold, and in the morning they started making noise at 5:30am (breakfast and kids screaming they don't want to go to school and the likes). Lonely Planet says there's no hot water, but there...
morgr Says: To get to Las Lajas cathedral, catch a bus along carrera 6, just ask which is the right one. The bus will leave you up the road from Las Lajas, from here just walk with the road down a ways. You should be able to see the cathedral in the valley to your right.You must walk...
morgr Says: There are direct buses from Ipiales going as far north as Bogota. There are also frequent buses to Cali via Pasto and Popayan.To cross into Ecuador, take a minibus to the border, cross the border then hop on a minibus to Tulcan, from where there are buses to Ibarra, Quito...
morgr Says: All around the cathedral you will see them. Along the cliff walls, on the stairs handrail, on the walls....everywhere. Thousands upon thousands of plaques of thanks to the 'Virgin of Las Lajas' for miracles performed.These are plaques that individuals and organizations are...
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Ipiales is worth a quick looking at. Bring a sweater as it gets cold, particularily night times.
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Ipiales is an uninspiring commercial city that sits on the border with Ecuador. At close to 3000m in altitude, it is one of the coldest cities in Colombia, despite being one of the closest to the...
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COLOMBIA 2005 >> ... +| Part of SA 2005 |+ ... For more details of my IPIALES Travelogue (SA 2005), please visit : 06) COLOMBIA CONNECTION ( .. Santa Marta .. Cartagena .. Medellin .....
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Ipiales is just across the border with Tulcan, Ecuador. From the center collectivos go to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Las Lajas. It's a religious site because miracles happen. Not when I was there...
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