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MusicCali Cultural and Music Agenda: Unmissable Festivals, Concerts and Events
Cali has a particularity that disconcerts anyone arriving for the first time: the city sounds before you see it. A neighbor rehearses on a keyboard at eleven in
MusicPetronio Álvarez Festival in Cali: Complete Guide to Dates, Concerts and Pacific Culture
The Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival is the largest Afro culture gathering in Latin America, and it is held every year in Cali during the month of August
History & HeritageTravel Budget and Costs in Cali: A Real Guide to Prices for Salsa, Tours and Food
There is a fact that usually surprises anyone arriving for the first time from Bogotá or Medellín: in Cali you can eat well, dance salsa until dawn and get arou
History & HeritageThe Neighborhood as Archive: The Casas de Cultura and Popular Libraries That Sustain the Memory of Cali's Barrios
In Cali, the memory of a barrio doesn't live in a museum: it lives in a library with a ceiling fan turning slowly, in a casa de cultura with plastic chairs stac
Food & DrinkThe lunch of those who sweep: the market kitchens of Cali that feed downtown workers
At 11:30 in the morning, at Plaza de Mercado Alameda, the smell of cilantro and stewed chicken starts to win the battle against green plantain and fresh fish. T
Food & DrinkLunch for Downtown Workers: The One-Pot Kitchens on Calle 10 and Surrounding Areas
At 12:15 noon, Calle 10 between Carrera 5 and Carrera 8 becomes a parade of short-sleeved shirts, worn briefcases and shoes that have already been walking for s
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History & HeritageThe neighborhood that organized to keep its bread: neighborhood bakeries in Cali and their generational handover
Neighborhood bread in Cali was not born from a heroic recipe or a jealously guarded family secret. It was born from a bill to pay. In the mid-twentieth century,
History & HeritageMenga: 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
outdoorSunday Ciclovía in Cali Beyond Avenida Circunvalar: The Map of the Stretches Almost Nobody Uses
The Sunday ciclovía in Cali is operated by the Secretaría del Deporte y la Recreación of the Mayor's Office, and it runs every Sunday and public holiday in the
History & HeritageThe corner houses that became shops: an X-ray of window commerce in Cali's working-class neighborhoods
The window shop —also called venta por reja or permanent garage sale— is not a recent invention or an Instagram trend. It is the spontaneous response of thousan
History & HeritageThe neighborhood that organized to save its century-old tree: chronicle of the civic committees of Cali that defend
The first time I saw a group of neighbors stop a chainsaw in Cali was not at a protest with banners. It was a Tuesday at 7 in the morning, on a sidewalk in barr
outdoorWalking Cali at Dawn: The 5:30 a.m. Route That Early Risers Don't Share
There is a moment, between 5:15 and 5:45 in the morning, when Cali stops being the city everyone knows. There is no traffic on Avenida Colombia, the traffic lig
