Descanse
Descanse | |
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| Coordinates: 1°29′10.5″N 76°37′17.3″W / 1.486250°N 76.621472°W | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Department | Cauca |
| Municipality | Santa Rosa |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,326 (2,018) |
Descanse is a corregiment in the south of the department of Cauca in the region known as Media Bota Caucana, municipality of Santa Rosa located near the borders of Cauca with the department of Putumayo. Descanse has a population of 1,326 inhabitants including the rural area. The town was settled around year 1560. Despite its antiquity (around 460 years), it is one of the most isolated towns of the department of Cauca due to its location in the Colombian Massif and the lack of access roads since it is only connected to other population centers through horseshoe tracks.