Paéz is a municipality in the Cauca Department

Cauca Department

Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

. The town of Belalcazar, is the main urban center of the Municipality. It was founded in 1905 by Valencia, Mosquera and Lemus. The town is located by the steps of the Nevado del Huila

Nevado del Huila

Nevado del Huila , at , is the highest volcano in Colombia, located in Huila Department. After being dormant for more than 500 years, the volcano showed heavy signs of activity in 2007 and 2008. As of February 20, 2007, there were more than 7000 "minor" seismic events, and a high state of...

 Volcano

Volcano

2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

, the municipality borders to the northeast with the Tolima Department, to the west with the Huila Department

Huila Department

Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.-Geography:The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif...

, southwest with the municipality of Inza

Inza, Cauca

Inza is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia....

, to the west with the municipalities of Silvia

Silvia, Cauca

Silvia is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. It is often visited as a weekend getaway by residents of Cali, which has a much hotter climate...

 and Jambalo

Jambalo, Cauca

Jambalo is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia....

 and to the north with the municipality of Toribio

Toribío, Cauca

Toribío is a town and municipality in Cauca Department, Colombia. It is located at around , in the elevation of about 2000 m.-External links:...

covering a total area of 1258 km² (486 sq mi).

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