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Dream Medellin |
Getting to Medellin
Visiting Medellin
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Dream San Andres |
The history of San Andres and Providence is marked... |
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Dream Cali |
Nestled in the vast verdure of the Cauca Valley is... |
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Dream Cartagena |
Cartagena of the West Indies is a colonial-style c... |
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CALI CAPITAL OF SALSA |
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Walking under the acacias towards the bridge over the Cali River, one finds the church of La Ermita(The Hermitage), in the midst of the gaiety of a city that enjoys a warm climate and beautiful women.
Extension: 542 km²
Population: 2.100.000
Temperature: 24 ° C
There is a small historic center in Santiago de Cali with La Mercedcolonial church and the San Franciscochurch and its mudéjar style tower. Cultural life takes place in scenarios like the Municipal Theater, La Tertulia(site of a discussion group), and the Cali Experimental Theater |
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Because caleños and visitors dance salsa till the wee hours of the morning, the city is known as the capital of salsa. During the Sugar Cane Festival at the end of the year, the bullfighting season and popular dances with the best orchestras are enjoyed by all
Cali is a modern city located in a valley of flat, fertile land; sugar plantations and mills have been the driving force behind its development. Life in the old haciendas can be appreciated in El Paraíso, site of La María, the famous novel by Jorge Isaacs; Cañasgordas, site of El Alférez Real by Eustaquio Palacios; and the Piedechinche hacienda. Immediately after the Christmas holidays, during the last week of the year, the Sugar Cane Festival takes place. It is famous for its horse-back rides, its bullfighting season, and popular dances by the music of the best orchestras in the country. |
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Buga, Palmira, Tuluá and Cartago are small cities in the Department of the Cauca Valley whose architectural beauty of the 17th and 18th centuries is acknowledged by many.
The Embalse Calima (Calima Dam), thirty minutes away from Buga by car, is an ideal spot for water sports
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The National Natural Park of Los Farallones (steep rocks) is located west of Cali. On a clear day, the jungle of the Department of Chocó, the Cauca River, and snow capped mountains may be easily seen. |
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Botanical Garden: an ecological refuge par excellence, it is also a research center and a shelter for Colombian fauna and flora. In 1978, upon the occasion of the World Orchid Conference, its name was changed to Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe, in memory of the naturalist from the town of Sonsón |
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