Popayán, Cauca Department, Colombia uses America/Bogota, currently -05 (UTC-05:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Popayán is a city in Colombia, home to around 318,100 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Popayán sits in a highland valley in southwestern Colombia and is known as the white city for its uniformly whitewashed colonial centre. The historic core is compact, well preserved and unusually coherent architecturally.
The colonial churches, the arched bridge and the whitewashed streets are the attraction, and the city is best appreciated simply by walking it. Popayán's Holy Week processions are among the most important in the Americas and hold UNESCO recognition, and the city is also a designated city of gastronomy.
The historic centre is entirely walkable and compact. Buses connect north toward Cali and south toward the Ecuadorian border, and the archaeological sites of San Agustín and Tierradentro are reachable though the roads are slow.
The altitude keeps temperatures mild and fairly constant year-round. Holy Week in spring is the city's major event and requires booking well ahead.
Colombia uses the COP, calling code +57.
Colombia uses the peso, and Spanish is the language, spoken here with a clear highland accent. Manner is polite and somewhat formal, and cards are accepted in the centre.
