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A street scene in Barbacoas. On the left side of the image there is a group of people standing. One man reads the newspaper. There are several bundles of bananas at his feet. On the right side and in the background of the image there are several people standing and a child walking. The Telembi River is also visible. Barbacoas is a city in Nariño Department, located northwest of San Juan de Pasto, the department capital. Prior to European colonization, the area was home to several Indigenous groups who practiced mining. Spaniard Francisco de Praga y Zúñiga entered the area as part of Spanish colonization efforts and founded the city in 1600, where it continued to be an important mining center for gold, silver, platinum, and coal. The city remains an important mining center for Colombia. Una escena cotidiana en Barbacoas. Sobre la izquierda de la imagen se observan a varias personas paradas. Un hombre lee el periódico. A sus pies se observan varias pilas de plátanos. Sobre la derecha de la imagen y al fondo se observan a varias personas paradas y a un niño caminando. Tambíen se observa el río Telembi. Barbacoas es una ciudad localizada en el departamento de Nariño, al noroeste de la capital departamental de San Juan de Pasto. Antes del periodo de colonización europea, la zona fue hogar de various grupos indígenas que practicaban la minería. El español Francisco de Praga y Zúñiga entró a la zona como parte de los esfuerzos de la corona española por colonizar y fundó la ciudad en el año 1600, donde continuó siendo un importante centro minero para la extracción de oro, plata, platino, y carbón. La ciudad sigue siendo un importante centro minero para Colombia.
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