Pasto

[ pahs-taw ]

noun

1. a city in SW Colombia. About 8,350 feet (2,545 meters) above sea level.
2. a volcanic peak near this city. 13,990 feet (4,265 meters).

Pasto

/ ˈpasto /

noun

1. a city in SE Colombia, at an altitude of 2590 m (8500 ft). Pop: 404 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Pasto is almost 8,300 feet up in the mountains, so it was cold and crisp, with a blaze of stars across the sky.

From The Daily Beast

The Pastusos (inhabitants of the province of Pasto) had here taken up a strong position, supported by the Spanish troops.

From Project Gutenberg

We had to pass the Pasto Paramos, and that in the rainy season, which had now set in.

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The style resembles that of Giorgione, but is less vivid, though of equal pasto, and somewhat more limpid.

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Mules are bred for the Colombian markets of Pasto and Popayan.

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Cialdini dismounted at the palace of the governor, and ten minutes later Colonel Pasto rode up to the carriage.

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