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Pasto Knot

mountains, Colombia
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Also known as: Nudo de Pasto, Pasto Mountains
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Spanish:
Nudo de Pasto

Pasto Knot, mountain knot formed in Colombia by the merging of the terminal ranges of the Andes Mountains: the Cordilleras Oriental, Central, and Occidental.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.