Colonial grid core
The centre is a regular pattern of square blocks around Plaza de Nariño, a legacy of Spanish planning that reads as a tight, even mesh at the heart of the poster.
Minimalist map poster · Colombia
1.2146° N / 77.2785° W
An Andean valley city laid out in a compact colonial grid, with the slopes of Galeras rising to the west.

One city, five moods
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The map
Pasto sits in the Atriz valley high in the Colombian Andes, about 2,500 metres above sea level, and the map shows it plainly: a dense grid of blocks filling the valley floor, then thinning where the land begins to climb. The Pasto River threads through the city, and the outer neighbourhoods follow the contours of the surrounding hills rather than the straight lines of the centre.
To the west stands Galeras, one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, close enough that its lower slopes shape the edge of the street network. The historic centre keeps the Spanish pattern of square blocks around Plaza de Nariño, and churches mark many corners of that grid. On paper the contrast between the orderly core and the looser, hill-bound suburbs gives the city a clear, readable outline.
Pasto is best known for the Carnaval de Negros y Blancos, held each January and recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. It is also home to barniz de Pasto, a lacquer craft made from the resin of the mopa-mopa plant. A Pasto map poster reduces all of this to line and space, leaving the valley, the river and the grid to speak for the city.
The centre is a regular pattern of square blocks around Plaza de Nariño, a legacy of Spanish planning that reads as a tight, even mesh at the heart of the poster.
A narrow river runs through the valley and across the city, drawing a thin, winding line that breaks the grid and follows the natural fall of the land.
West of the centre, streets give way to the rising flank of Galeras volcano, and the density of the map fades into open ground where the city meets the mountain.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Pasto
For people from Pasto, the map is a quiet reminder of home: the barrio where they grew up, the plaza, the road out toward the mountains. For travellers who came for the carnival, it holds the shape of the streets they walked in January.
Each poster can carry a personal title, subtitle and coordinates line, so it might mark a birthplace, a wedding date or a first visit. Choose from five styles, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, and order a $9 digital file or a printed poster.
Order the Pasto poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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