Cali

WELCOME WING BRANCH OF HEAVEN. WORLD CAPITAL OF SALSA. CALI ( VALLE DEL CAUCA)

PLACES TO VISIT

It was created within the rescue plans of the Cali River and the beautification of its banks, through the mid-90s, was born the idea of ​​placing a monumental sculpture on one of the margins of the river and, as well as the renowned painter and sculptor Hernando Tejada donated his work called "El Gato del Rio" to be cast in bronze on a large scale, which has a height of 3.5 meters, a width of 3.40 and a thickness of 1.95 meters. The sculpture weighs three tons and was cast in Bogotá, where the roof of the workshop had to be removed to be moved. The work was inaugurated on July 3, 1996.

Sologico de Cali is one of the most emblematic places of the city, it is located west of the city for more than 40 years. It is the ideal place to enjoy nature and see up close the different habitats available for the variety of species with which has more than 250 animals of 270 different species, offers rides and other attractions for children and adults

San Antonio neighborhood is a place visited by tourists and residents of the city for being a quiet and bohemian, where it is common to walk next to old houses where they work craft workshops, antique shops and restaurants serving traditional dishes of the Valley of the Cauca A fundamental place is the chapel of San Antonio, which maintains its white façade and the baroque altar with images from the colonial era.

A postcard from Cali is the church of La Ermita, recognized for its Gothic style. This temple was built between 1930 and 1948, and in it stands out its marble altar, which was brought from Italy and dates back to the 18th century. The musical clock and the stained glass windows come from Amsterdam (Holland), while the iron doors were manufactured in Cali in 1973. The Hermitage conserves images of more than three centuries, like those of the Virgen de los Dolores, of San Roque, of San José and Cristo de la Caña.

Cristo Rey is a 26-meter-high statue located on Cerro Los Cristales at 1440 meters above sea level in the Los Andes village, west of the city of Cali, Colombia. The hill receives that name due to the large quantity of quartz that could be collected in its surroundings.

In commemoration of the fifty years after the end of the War of a Thousand Days, on Sunday October 25, 1953 an image of Christ, of iron and concrete, with a mass of 464 tons and a height of 26, was inaugurated on its summit. meters, of which 5m belong to the pedestal.

Santiago de Cali has a wide range of hotels, hostels, aparthotels, boutique hotels and apart studios to accommodate its visitors.

What to eat in Cali The cuisine of Valle del Cauca is delicious and varied. In Cali and throughout the department you can try dishes such as chicken sancocho, aborrajados, bono bread, marranitas, choladas, luladas, stuffed arepas, arroz atollado and tortilla soup and between others. All this goes hand in hand with a wide range of restaurants where the quality of the human being is the most important and to give every taste the same