Welcome to Ipiales!
Ipiales is a city close to the Ecuadorian border in Colombia. It is an obligatory stopover on your way to Ecuador. There is nothing much to see except the spectacular Iglesia de las Lajas.
Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," the city lies at a distance of 82 km from Pasto, the department's capital." Ipiales is known as "la ciudad de las nubes verdes" (the city of the green clouds) because sometimes, especially in the afternoon, greenish clouds appear over the city.
One of the area's favorite foods is the guinea pig or cavy (Cavia porcellus), called kuy or kuwi.
The economy of this city is based on border trade between Ecuador and Colombia.