The capital of salsa

 

Santiago de Cali is the capital of Valle del Cauca located in southwestern Colombia. This city enjoys a spring weather most of the year, like the friendliness and hospitality of its citizens. This is known as "the capital of salsa" by the constant sound of this music in every corner. It is the third in importance after Bogotá and Medellín. It is the main producing city of sugarcane and cattle country, besides being an important industrial and commercial center.

 

This was founded by Sebastián de Belalcázar the July 25, 1536, and was very important in colonial times during the "boom" of sugarcane. "Santiago" comes from the name of St. James, and the word "Cali" in Quechua spoken by Yanacona Indians who were taken from Ecuador by Belalcázar.

 

Cali is distinguished in Colombia as the capital of the "rumba" street party, dance and salsa. Cali have developed a playful and hedonistic culture in harmony with the natural surroundings and country life.

 

Cali is a city of great spaces for tourism and recreation. The capital of Valle del Cauca is the third largest city in Colombia, and abound in her beautiful women, sites of historical value and space for daytime and nightlife that make it a tourist mecca. Cali is one of the main economic and industrial centers of the country and the main urban, economic, industrial and agricultural center in southwestern Colombia.

 

Sunday worship Cali rivers. They moved en masse to bathe in the cold currents coming down from the hills, particularly in the Pance River. Who walks upstream reaches the camp Farallones Foundation, where shelter and guidance to know the park.

 

Cultural activities

At night, the Cali worship the dance. In Juanchito, the humble tablados of the mulatto danzódromos area are now crowded around Cali and tourists.

 

Cali and Valle del Cauca are identified by their traditional cuisine, a cuisine that fuses the Spanish, indigenous and African heritage, giving a unique flavor. Thus were born the chicken stew, the atollado rice, tortilla soup, the aborrajado, green banana toast with hogao and tamales.

 

In addition, his cane valleys originated a variety of sweets like snacks, blancmange, gelatin, coconut candies and shampoos, drink made with corn, pineapple pulp, pineapple chunks, cinnamon and brown sugar molasses.