Valle de Pubenza
Valley in Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valle de Pubenza (es: Pubenza Valley) is a high valley located between the central and eastern mountain ranges in southwestern Colombia and constitutes the hydrographic basin of the upper part of the Cauca river, which has its source in the Páramo de las Papas, pours tis water into the reservoir of Salvajina. The altitude of this valley ranges from 1,550 to 1,780 meters above sea level. and it has a landscape of undulating terrain with a varied relief that presents hills, ridges, steep hills as well as broken landscapes with ravines and canyons through which numerous rivers flow that feed the Cauca River. In terms of geographic area, Pubenza is among the eleven largest inter-Andean valleys in the country. The main city of the Pubenza valley is Popayán, capital of the Cauca Department.