📌 Good afternoon dear readers, today is Wednesday of Virtual Tours, so please fasten your belts, calm your nerves, today we are going to travel through Colombia, a country located in South America, we are going to visit a Colombian City, where the visitor knows what it is to enjoy, a place where its people enjoy and respect, where its culture is so joyful, so great and so diverse, where salsa is part of it.
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💢 Between the Central Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean, in the Southwest of Colombia, is located the city of Cali, capital of the Valle del Cauca, a city full of history, rhythm and flavor, with a vibrant culture, culture that has given it fame all over the world, Everyone who visits this magnificent city, is captivated, in love, apart from being so spectacular, its people give much to talk about, with their kindness, the Caleño is tasty, and anyone who visits his beloved Cali, makes him feel at home. Known for being a reference in the Colombian tourism, apart from being attractive for tourists, it is also economically attractive, and it is even the Sugar Capital of Colombia, it has the most extensive crops of cane.
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💢 Its history is quite significant and interesting, is one of the oldest cities in Colombia, was founded in 1536 by the conqueror Sebastian de Belalcazar, before being the incredible city that is today, was nothing more than swamps, with the arrival of the Spanish, began to notice how rich it was in cane, and began to create crops, hence the famous Panela or Papelon as it is known in other countries, and a sweet bread, which was in demand in some European countries, however its true growth and recognition was seen in the 70s, with the arrival of Salsa in the region, but this does not mean that the Caleños since memorable times, were no longer partying, happy and fun, music, beer and parties are part of their tradition as true Caleños.
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💢 Going to Cali, and not dancing salsa, is as if you never went, it is named the Capital of Salsa, because of the recognition it gets by the soneros of this genre in the world, one of the musical genres heard, danced and sung by more than two million inhabitants in Cali, is salsa, traveling to such a pleasant place is a real pleasure, its tourist demand is due to the great amount of hotels, restaurants, places to visit, to spend pleasant times, is that even in any alley, people celebrate, the Caleño is thus, jovial, happy, amused, active, in this city they begin their day with a smile, and thinking where the following rumba was made to go to enjoy, and to enjoy.
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💢 To walk through its streets, parks and tourist attractions is to be admired, and of its nature fascinated, in Cali we can go to its fascinating Zoo, in the Granada neighborhood, visit the Christ the King, who watches over and takes care of the city, this statue is very similar to the Christ the Redeemer that is found in Brazil, Cali also has fascinating museums, But what you can't stop doing is trying its gastronomy, so rich, so full of history and heritage, from a rich chicken stew, to atollao rice, and when night falls, the action doesn't end in Cali, because in the area of Juanchito, is where the fun begins, a place where Danzodromes abound, incredible isn't it? , where you will vibrate every part of your body. December is a year longed for by the Caleños, because they say goodbye to the year with Salsa, in an international fair, the Feria de Cali, where artists from all over the world attend.
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💢 As you noticed in this short Post dear readers, Cali is a magnificent, incredible, vibrant city, with inhabitants that will make you spend pleasant days, that's why you can't stop visiting it, as soon as all the quarantine is over, and our lives can return to "Normalcy", You should write down in your agenda "I Cali should visit", because you will not have a bad time, nor will you waste your time, Virtual Variety recommends you, but Cali has a very warm and humid climate, the ideal is to take light clothes, which will keep you cool, and will not prevent you from enjoying this interesting city.
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⚠ This text was translated from Spanish to English thanks to the translator Deepl.
⚠ The original Post is in Uptrennd, in the following link you will be able to visualize it – La Capital de la Salsa 💃.
