Barbacoas, Nariño
| Barbacoas | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Barbacoas Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 01°40′18″N 078°08′23″W / 1.67167°N 78.13972°WCoordinates: 01°40′18″N 078°08′23″W / 1.67167°N 78.13972°W | |
| Country |
 Colombia |
| Department | Nariño Department |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Arnulfo Preciado As of 2011 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) |
Barbacoas is a town in Nariño Department, Colombia.[1] It is the administrative seat for Barbacoas Municipality. As of 2005 census, the town has a population of 11,602.[2]
The town is infamous for its 2011 "crossed legs" strike, where women in the town foreswore sexual activity pending action on the promised paved road to their town.[3][4][5][6]
1866 postage stamp postmarked in Barbacoas
Notes
- ↑ Barbacoas (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ "Barbacoas". World Gazetteer.
- ↑ News Desk (28 June 2011). "Colombia: Women's sex strike gets husbands' support". Global Post.
- ↑ Montes, Euclides (1 August 2011). "Colombia's 'crossed legs' protest is redefining women's activism". The Guardian.
- ↑ Staff (12 October 2011). "Colombia: Sex Strike Ends In Barbacoas". Huffington Post.
- ↑ Staff (17 October 2011). "Colombian women end 'crossed legs' abstinence protest for new road". The Daily Telegraph.
External links
- "Vias Junin-Barbacoas, Nariño, Colombia (Road Junin-Barbacoas, Nariño, Colombia)". CNN. 12 May 2012. "Photo".
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