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Menga: A Survival Guide for Outsiders in the Neighborhood
Menga doesn't show up on Cali's postcards. It's not on the San Antonio circuit or in the Zona T, and chances are no taxi driver at the airport will ask if you w
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Menga: A Survival Guide for Outsiders in the Neighborhood
Menga doesn't show up on Cali's postcards. It's not on the San Antonio circuit or in the Zona T, and chances are no taxi driver at the airport will ask if you w
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History & HeritageThe 3 corner stores that still offer credit in Menga
If you arrived in Cali thinking that credit —that magical word that lets you take bread, milk, and soap without paying right away— was a thing of the past, I ha
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History & HeritageMenga on Foot: The Alley of Forgotten Murals
Menga, that neighborhood many associate with the smell of charcoal from the grills and the noise of bars on weekends, holds a secret few take the time to notice
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History & HeritageMenga at Night: When the Neighborhood Becomes a Street Dance Floor
If you think the party in Cali is only in fancy nightclubs or salsa festivals, it's because you've never set foot in Menga on a Friday at 10 p.m. There's no cov
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History & HeritageMenga: the marimba workshop that resonates between blocks
If you walk along Carrera 18A with Calle 5, in the Menga neighborhood of Cali, the first thing you hear is not the traffic of Avenida 3N. It's a dry, rhythmic t
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History & HeritageMenga: The Bike Shop That Even Repairs MIO Bikes
Menga is not the prettiest neighborhood in Cali, nor the greenest, nor the most touristy. It's a working-class neighborhood, with houses with bars, mechanic sho
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History & HeritageMenga: The Dance Floor That Never Was (and Its Hidden Salsa)
Menga, in northern Cali, is known today for its auto repair shops, warehouses, and relentless traffic. But amidst the engine noise and smell of gasoline, there
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History & HeritageMenga: Sunday Picada at the Corner of the 80s
If there is one smell that defines Sundays in Menga, it is that of lit charcoal mixed with fried hogao and sizzling chorizo. It is not a neighborhood of skyscra
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History & HeritageMenga: the birthplace of pandebono and marranita routes
If there is a neighborhood in Cali that smells of corn, cheese, and chicharrón from 6 in the morning, it is Menga. Located in the north of the city, between Ave
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History & HeritageMenga: the neighborhood that never sleeps... but snores at 9 p.m.
If you arrive in Menga for the first time on a Saturday at 8 p.m., you'll probably think the neighborhood is dead. The streets are empty, you only hear TVs in t
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History & HeritageMenga on Foot: 5 Family-Named Houses That Tell the Hidden History
Menga wasn't always that neighborhood of gated communities and shopping malls you see today. Before the buildings arrived, these slopes were pastures, sugarcane
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History & HeritageMenga: The Secret of the Guadua Workshops in Cali
Menga is not the prettiest neighborhood in Cali, nor the most touristy. If you're looking for nightlife or colonial architecture, you'd better head straight to
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