Country Colombia Founded 1640 Area code(s) 57 + 2 Area 3,760 km² Local time Sunday 5:34 AM | Department Nariño Department Demonym(s) Tumaqueño Elevation 2 m Population 203,971 (2016) Number of airports 1 | |
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Website Official website (Spanish) Weather 24°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 100% Humidity University University of the Pacific, Tumaco | ||
Playas sol y olas tumaco nari o colombia
Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, and enjoys of hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited mainly by Afro-Colombians and some indigenous people.
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- Playas sol y olas tumaco nari o colombia
- Map of Tumaco San Andres de Tumaco Narino Colombia
- Colombia farc grenade attack burns police officer to death in tumaco
- Impact of the armed conflict
- References
Map of Tumaco, San Andres de Tumaco, Narino, Colombia
Tumaco is accessible by plane, from the western city of Cali, one of the main urban centers of the country, well connected to Bogotá, the capital city. It can also be reached by land via highway from the city of Pasto, the capital city of the Nariño Department. Tumaco is known for being the hometown of many great Colombian soccer players, including Willington Ortiz.
Colombian film director Samuel Córdoba released a documentary about the city in 2009. The film, entitled "Tumaco Pacífico", chronicles the stilt-house area of the city, predominantly populated by Afro-Colombians. Córdoba was inspired by a panoramic photo of the stilt houses he saw in a photography book on Tumaco. The film won first place at the Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Bordeaux, in France, and was presented at the Festival Internacional de Cine, in Santiago, Chile.
Other places of interest include untapped ecotourism sites and beaches located near the mouth of the Mira River, where the river meets the sea. Also, there are the Playas de Milagros (beaches of Miracles), and Bocananueva y Teran beaches, where visitors can experience great diversity of flora and fauna first hand.
Colombia farc grenade attack burns police officer to death in tumaco
Impact of the armed conflict
Tumaco was highly affected by the Colombian armed conflict as recently as 2011. On the 17th of August 2011, four soldiers from the Colombian army were killed in Tumaco by FARC-EP guerrillas from the 29th front. On the 29th of August 2011 five more soldiers were killed by guerrillas in the outskirts of the city, A few weeks earlier, guerrillas from the Western Bloc of the FARC-EP stormed the local prison, freeing roughly fifteen imprisoned FARC members.
On the 26th of September, seven people, including a local politician, were killed by unidentified gunmen in the inner city. The perpetrators also kidnapped one politician. Apart from the FARC-EP, the area was the home turf of paramilitary groups like the right-wing Los Rastrojos and the Guevarist, left-wing Ejército de Liberación Nacional. Consequently, Tumaco is bound to benefit greatly from the recent peace treaty with the FARC.