Chachagüí () is a town and municipality in the

Nariño Department Nariño () is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean. Nariño has a diverse geography and varied climate acc ...

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. The municipality is home to

Antonio Nariño Airport Antonio Nariño Airport (, ) is an airport located in the town of Chachagüí and which serves the city of Pasto in the Nariño Department of Colombia. The airport is north of Pasto. It handles only domestic flights in addition to military operat ...

, the most important in the region and a means of air access to

San Juan de Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the municipality ...

, the department's capital.

Climate

Chachagüí experiences a consistently warm and mild

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(

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: ''Cfb''). July and August are fairly dry, while the rest of the year experiences significant rainfall.

References

Municipalities of Nariño Department {{Nariño-geo-stub