The University of the Pacific ( es, Universidad del Pacifico), is a
public
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,
national
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,
coeducation
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al
university
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based primarily in the city of
Buenaventura,
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia
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. The university also has several
satellite campus
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es across the
Pacific Region
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in the cities of
Guapi in the
Cauca Department
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and
Tumaco
Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, and experiences a hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited mai ...
in the
Nariño Department.
See also
*
List of universities in Colombia
This is a list of universities in Colombia. The Colombian higher education system is composed of technical institutes focused on vocational education, university institutions focused on technological education, and universities focused on unde ...
External links
University of the Pacificofficial site
Universities and colleges in Colombia
Educational institutions established in 1988
University of the Pacific
1988 establishments in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Cauca Department
Buildings and structures in Nariño Department
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