Pasto

[pahs-taw]

noun

a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
a volcanic peak near this city. 13,990 feet (4265 meters).

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Examples from the Web for pasto

Contemporary Examples of pasto

Pasto is almost 8,300 feet up in the mountains, so it was cold and crisp, with a blaze of stars across the sky.
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans
Chris Allbritton
August 24, 2014

Historical Examples of pasto

We had to pass the Pasto Paramos, and that in the rainy season, which had now set in.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne
Mules are bred for the Colombian markets of Pasto and Popayan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2
Various
Further north, on the other hand, the extent of the pasto dulce does not seem to have altered appreciably.
The Argentine Republic
Pierre Denis
Since 1895 the pasto duro has been eliminated by agriculture rather than by the feet of the herds.
The Argentine Republic
Pierre Denis
Hence the advance of the pasto dulce is no longer in a continuous line moving toward the west.
The Argentine Republic
Pierre Denis

British Dictionary definitions for pasto

Pasto

noun

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

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