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Tumaco, ColombiaTags: Colombia,TumacoTumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern of Colombia, near to border with Ecuador, it has a hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited mainly by Afro-Colombians and some indigenous people.
Tumaco is accessible by daily flights to and from the city of Cali, which is well connected with Bogotá. Tumaco can also be reached by land via the highway from the city of Pasto, capital of the Nariño Department. Tumaco is also 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 title Tumaco Pacifico [1] chronicles the stilt house area of the city is the predominatly populated by AfroColombians. He was inspired by a panoramic photo of the stilt houses from photo book. The film won first place at the Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Bordeaux in France and was presented at the Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine in Santiago Chile.
Municipio Colombiano del Departamento de Nariño, situado a 300 km de San Juan de Pasto. Su nombre completo es San Andrés de Tumaco, pero también es conocido como La Perla del Pacífico por que en sus playas se encontró la perla más grande hallada hasta el presente. Entre sus exóticos paisajes marítimos tropicales se destacan Cabo Manglares, la Ensenada de Tumaco y las Isla del Gallo, La Barra, El Morro Y Tumaco (Cabecera del municipio). Según el DANE cuenta con una población de 169.464 habitantes.
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