Cali is located very near the coast of the Pacific. It is internationally recognized for its pleasantly warm climate and their environment partying in addition to being the capital of the Valle del Cauca. It is a city that has over 400 years of history and has undergone different changes in architectural and cultural which have impacted on the landscape and how it is to live in it.
As stated in the 2018 Special District, Sport, Cultural, Tourism, Business, and Service in Santiago de Cali, this is what you have to offer to its visitors.
Nature and history in Cali
To the west of the city you will find lots of nature. Different parks such as the Park of the Dog or The Cat of the river, the first to be devoted to an animal, and the second to a local artist.
It is also the Hill of The Three Crosses from which you can see throughout the city. Passing by the Park San Antonio and immediately the Monument to Sebastián de Belalcázar. the founder of the city and monument emblem of the place.
Cali also has one of the largest zoos in Latin america and one of the best in the world. The Cali Zoo is home to 250 different species. of animals.
Culture of sauce
If you took the course of sauce that we've set up in Residential 10, a trip to Cali you're going to love. The city is renowned for being the world capital of salsa..
There is a culture very big around it and there are already sites that are recognized worldwide for their parties sauce. There are from local iconic to a much less known.
Juanchito, for example, is the neighborhood of Cali, which is the international district of the sauce. Recognized for its clubs and its inhabitants, the best salsa dancers in the region and probably in the world.Visit Juanchito is soaked with this seasoning afro-cuban who produces the sauce.
But if you prefer something more quiet and sophisticated, you can visit the neighborhood of Granada, in the north of the city, which also houses a very good night clubs.
Gastronomy in Cali
The gastronomy cinema is one of the most varied. of the country. Mix the flavors of the coast to the agricultural culture of the andes. In it, you can enjoy dishes.
Between your meals stand out the pandebono, a bread made of corn starch, starch manioc (cassava) fermented, cheese and egg; the aborrajados are bananas coated and stuffed with cheese; or the classic pies.
The chicken soup is also a dish, very popular in the cuisine vallecaucana. Have a soup very rich called sancocho valluno is difference of the chicken soup usual because in their preparation, the hen is removed after sancocharla and it is placed on the grill.
But perhaps most remarkable of the gastronomy of them are their desserts and cold drinks made with fruit. The shampoos (no, it is not to wash your hair) is a delicious cold beverage made of candy of sugar cane, corn, lulo, pineapple, cinnamon, and clove sour orange leaves. While this is a beverage extended by The Andes, in Cali is where they are taking more wife.
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