Cali is the third largest city in Colombia, located in the southwestern part of the chain of the Western Cordillera, at an altitude of 995 meters above sea level. In addition to an interesting historical part of the city and many museums, Kali attracts tourists located in the vicinity of natural attractions and manors of "sugar barons."
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How to get to Cali
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport is 16 km from the city center, on the way to Palmyra. From here, flights to Bogota are carried out by Avianca (daily) and to Cartagena, Medellin, Pasto and San Andres with the help of SAM.
The airport is easily accessible by taxi (45, 000 COP) or bus (4, 000 COP) in 20 minutes. Buses leave every 10 minutes from 8am, it's better to use licensed companies: Expreso Palmira, Bolivariano or Expreso Brasilia.
Kali Bus Station is a 25-minute walk to the northern outskirts of the city. You can get there by bus (10 minutes) or taxi (1, 5 USD). Buses to Bogotá (12 hours, 25 USD), Medellin (9 hours, 18 USD), Pasto (14 USD, 9 hours) and Popayana (3 hours, 5 USD) are regularly sent to the station from Bogota (which is also reached by minibuses (2, 5 hours, 6 USD). In addition, regular flights to Armenia (8 USD, 5 hours), Pereira (9 USD, 4 hours) and Manizales (12 USD, 5 hours).
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Transport
A licensed taxi is a quick and convenient way to travel around the city. You can order a car by phone: 444 44 44 or 555 55 55. When boarding, make sure that the driver has turned on the counter, which counts, let not km, and units (14 units = 900 COP). The cost of landing 3, 600 COP in the afternoon, and 4, 500 COP at night.
The transport company MIO (Masivo Integrado de Occidente) operates large blue buses that run on convenient lines, with few stops, and are air-conditioned, clean and safe. The fare is 1500 COP. In addition, there are 23 more companies in the city, the fare at all is the same, ~ 1500 COP.
Kitchen and restaurants
It is worth trying: cholados (a delicious mix of ice, fruit, condensed milk and biscuits); pandebono - traditional for Kali pieces of cheese bread; donuts buñuelos; very popular chicken soup sancocho de gallina; manjar blanco - sweetness from milk and sugar; street snack mango viche - mango with salt and lemon juice; guarapo - a refreshing drink made of ice, lemon juice and sugar; arroz atollado - a traditional dish, which is a kind of risotto with chicken, sausages and potatoes; champus is a very exotic mixture of pineapple, local fruit of lulo, maize and fruit of limoncillo.
Some of these dishes can be tried on the streets of the city, others - only in restaurants: El Solar (calle 15 Norte 9, N-62, phone: +572 653 4628, working hours: until 13:00); fish Pacífico (Ave 9, N 12-18, tel .: +572 653 3753); Tizones (Ave 6 BN, 28 N - 57, tel .: +57 2 653 0181); traditional cuisine in Ringlete (Calle 15 A Norte, 9N-31, tel .: +57 2 660 1540); El Patio Verde (Cra 9, 4-53, tel .: +57 2 893 6219); Faro El Patio (Calle 19, 105-52, tel .: +57 2 333 1456).
Local drinks also deserve attention: Guarapo, Aguardiente and Chicha. To explain that this is difficult enough, it's better to try it yourself.
Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions Cali
Church Iglesia de La Merced (the oldest in Cali), the Church of Iglesia de San Antonio, the Plaza de Toros de Canaberalejo (the site of traditional corrida), as well as numerous museums. In the vicinity of the city you can see the Monumento de las Tres-Krusas Monument, one of the most beautiful colonial houses in the country, the Casas Gordas Hacienda, the Farralones de Cali National Park and the Reserba-Natural-Ato Biejo Reserve, as well as numerous old haciendas sugar barons, in which small museums are now open.