Cali breeze

Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Cali 01. Iglesia de San Antonio Cali 01. Cali breeze de Cristo Rey – Cali, Colombia.

From the top: Cali skyline, Enrique Buenaventura Municipal Theater, San Antonio Church, El Gato del Río and Cristo Rey. Location of the municipality and city of Cali in the Valle del Cauca Department. Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. As a sporting center for Colombia, it was the host city for the 1971 Pan American Games. Cali is the shortened form of the official name of the city: Santiago de Cali. Santiago” honors Saint James whose feast day is celebrated on 25 July.

The origin of the word “Cali” comes from the local Amerindians, the “Calima”. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Calima culture gold ceremonial tweezers from Walters Art Museum. Before the arrival of the Spaniards, the region was inhabited by indigenous tribes, mostly speakers of Cariban languages. In the region between the Cauca River and the Western Cordillera, the Gorrones established themselves between the present day Roldanillo and Santiago de Cali. On his way to Cali, Sebastián de Belalcázar first met the Timbas who ran away before the arrival of the men, leaving behind gold.