Santiago de Cali (official name) or Cali people called  "the branch of the sky" is the main city and the Capital of the Valle del Cauca (province). In the History of Cali city you find that was founded on July 25 in 1536 by the Spanish conqueror SEBASTIAN  DE  BELALCAZAR under the orders of Belalcazar, captain Miguel  Munoz moved the city to its present location in 1537 Cali is 470 years where the captain Brother Santos de Anasco celebrated a mass in the place occupied by the La Merced church today.

Cali’s name honours Saint James the apostle Santiago in Spanish, with a population of 2’725.000.

Cali is located on the Cauca Valley province to the west of the Cauca River and to the east of the western beautiful Mountain range near the hills knowns as Farallones de Cali are the most  greaters close to the city above sea level and its  topography  is fairly flat.The city  is bordered by mountains.

West of  Cali lies the port city of Buenaventura on the Colombian Pacific Coast,  where many  exporters sell and buy their good,to the northeast are the industrial town of Yumbo and the city  of Palmira, you can see many beautiful girls and to enjoy a nice park of sugar to the south you can find Jamundi, also a metropolitan area, there are many beautiful houses and malls with a lot of nature.

Inside the city there are many elevations like Loma de la Cruz is the most  visited and popular place for beautiful girls and tourist too, you can find fascinating things to buy variety souvenir called artesanias like rings, bracelets, chains, necklaces, keyrings by handmade, t-shirts with beautiful views of islands, native people, flag of Colombia.

About of Main Touristic centers of Cali

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You can find important information about Cali in these links:

• Mayor´s Office Official Website
  
  
• Chipichape, Biggest Shopping Mall in Cali
  
  
• El Pais, The most important local newspaper in Cali, with nline news, sports, events, art and recreation
  
  
• Comments about Cali, by travelers
  
  
• Official Photo Gallery of Cali, "The Old Cali City"
  
  
• In your stay, If you need to buy something, you can find it here.