jueves, 14 de marzo de 2013



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The city of Santiago de Cali or simply Cali, is one of the oldest cities in Colombia and in the Americas. Its foundation dates from 1536 in the hands of the conqueror Sebastian de Belalcazar just three years after the founding of Cartagena de Indias (1533), two years before the founding of Santa Fe de Bogotá (1538) and 26 years since the founding of the first Hispanic population on the continent.

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is the capital of the department of Valle del Cauca and the third most populous city in Colombia. By extension is the second largest city in the country after Bogotá, possessing an area of 564 km ². The city is part of Metropolitan Santiago de Cali, along with neighboring municipalities to ésta.6 was founded on July 25, 1536 by Sebastian de Belalcazar, making it one of the oldest cities in America.

According to DANE son Approximately 2,068,387 inhabitants.



Some important places of quality are:
MUSEO RELIGIOSO Y COLONIAL DE SAN FRANCISCO,MONUMENTO A JORGE ISAAC,PARQUE DE LA RETRETA,CATEDRAL DE SAN PEDRO,EDIFICIO OTERO,PALACIO NACIONAL,COMPLEJO RELIGIOSO LA MERCED,MUSEO DEL ORO CALIMA DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA,TEATRO MUNICIPAL...http://www.cali.gov.co/publicaciones.php?id=1342