Popayán
[ paw-pah-yahn ]
noun
a city in SW Colombia.
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How to use Popayán in a sentence
We were approaching the house, when we caught sight of Paul Lobo galloping towards us from the direction of Popayan.
In New Granada | W.H.G. KingstonThe plain, or I may call it the wide valley of Popayan, lies between two ranges of lofty mountains.
In New Granada | W.H.G. KingstonWe had got more than half-way to Egido, when we overtook a large party of Indians returning from Popayan to their own village.
In New Granada | W.H.G. KingstonI replied that I would gladly do so, but that at present my father wished me to remain with him at Popayan.
In New Granada | W.H.G. KingstonOn hearing this, the commandant of Popayan immediately sent a despatch entreating the general to return.
In New Granada | W.H.G. Kingston
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