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Distance: 411.5 km
Duration: 8h 43m

What companies run services between Atacames, Ecuador and Ipiales, Colombia?

Pullman Carchi operates a bus from Atacames to Tulcán once daily. Tickets cost $13–22 and the journey takes 8h 30m.

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Ipiales(opens in a new window), Colombia(opens in a new window)

Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around 0°49'49"N 77°38'40"W, 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.

Things to do in Ipiales

Las Lajas Sanctuary(Opens in a new window)

Las Lajas Sanctuary (Spanish: Santuario de Las Lajas) is a basilica church located in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, in the municipality of Ipiales, and built inside the canyon of the Guáitara River.

Places to stay in Ipiales

Hotel Avanty(Opens in a new window)

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Hotel Santa Isabel 2(Opens in a new window)

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Hotel Florida ApartaSuites.(Opens in a new window)

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Hotel Royal Class(Opens in a new window)

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