Popayán
Americannoun
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Popayán police commander Col Julián Castañeda told outlet El Tiempo it appeared there was a mechanical failure with the truck.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
One of the first to fall was that of the 16th Century Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar in the south-western city of Popayán in September.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2021
Members of the Misak community were recorded on video Wednesday pulling the statue down using ropes as police watched in the city of Popayán, which de Belalcázar founded in 1537.
From Fox News • Sep. 17, 2020
The young family fled to Popayán, a nearby city, where she was unable to find work and struggled to adjust to city life.
From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2018
Then came another citation to appear at Charcas, and an intimation that he was appointed Bishop of Popayán.
From A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 by Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine)
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