Sipí is a municipality and town in the

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. An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz showing a house in Sipí, built on a raised platform with a notched treetrunk for steps, is held by the

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Climate

Sipí has a very wet

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Municipalities of Chocó Department {{Chocó-geo-stub