Cali, Colombia Travel Blogs

The toothless pipe smoking Colombian lunatic.
Feb 1, 2005 (7 photos)

... money. Just let me go and I promise never to come back. Hey, it's not a gun, he's smoking a pipe...... If I want a ride to Cali, you bet! Saved by a colectivo taxi, lets get the fuck out of here! What a day, and it's far from over yet! First you couldn ...

Armenia, Cali, Popayan, Silvia, Pasto, Ipiales
Sep 15, 2006 (19 photos)

... a church and it's also been designed and built in a way that it complements the surroundings. The Lucky 7, Observations about Colombia 1. We like the concept of shops doubling as locals. Most shops put out tables so you can socialise and drink your ...

Heading to the Border
Jun 13, 2005 (25 photos)

Another 10 hour overnight bus ride brings me to Cali, Colombia's third largest city. The weather here is hot thanks to the lower elevation and the people here are famous for their outgoing and friendly manner. My friends from Bogota gave me the phone ...

Carnage in Cali
May 19, 2003

I have finally managed to drag myself away from the gorgeous Caribbean coast and am now in Cali, the salsa capital of Colombia. I was sad to leave Northern Colombia - I had been travelling with Helen and Chris for nearly 6 weeks and had been having a great ...

Ok, now it's full circle.
Oct 25, 2005 (2 photos)

... it was only a 15 hours bus ride or so to make full circle down here. Not that that was the main reason. I really liked Colombia when I visited a few months ago. In fact it is one of my favorite countries so far on the trip. So why not come back and show ...

From Medellin to Cali
Jan 20, 2005 (2 photos)

... is surrounded by beautiful mountains in the distance with Armenia (the city) just visible amongst the many bright green fields. Colombia really is blessed with beautiful landscapes and friendly people. We then moved to Cali where we've spent the last week ...

Salsa in Cali and heading South
Oct 7, 2006 (16 photos)

... to come back and take some more pics! By now I was only 20mins from the border with Ecuador and soon I was leaving Colombia... At the border I got my exit and entry stamps easily enough and also managed to avoid the drunk/druggie who tried to steal my ...

Bernardo from Yellowstone lives here!
Aug 22, 2007 (17 photos)

... regarding Colombia.   I stayed with Bernardo and his family for a couple days when I came to Cali.  Cali is Colombia's 3rd largest town and really does not have the many things to see.  Cali is ...

In the sultry heat of Cali
Aug 12, 2007 (4 photos)

... Bogota to Cali, we were acutely aware that this very flight was bombed in 1989 killing all 107 on board.    Cali is Colombia's 3rd largest city and has hot sultry weather all year around.  The locals (caleños) have adopted Salsa music as ...

Return to the heat
Apr 1, 2006

later

Zoologico.
Jun 8, 2006 (21 photos)

... flight here was really nice too. Colombia is a dramatically beautiful country. Today we went to the Zoologico de Cali, apparently the best zoo in all of Colombia. I had never really been to a zoo, but Jess has and she said this one was pretty sweet and ...

Plastic surgery capital of the world
Feb 2, 2009 (15 photos)

Coming Soon....ish. Quick note. Zoos aren't really our thing. We both find then sad places. This zoo, however, was mostly very good. The animals had a reasonable amount of space. We didn't photo the Cats or the Bears. Their enclosures were very small.

Cali
Mar 4, 2008 (5 photos)

... We took a stroll along Avenida Sexta which is the main drag  and there are a ton of salsa clubs (Cali is known as the salsa capital of Colombia) and then had some Mexican grub for din. Afterwards we decided to check out one of the few clubs that was ...

VIVA COLOMBIA!!!
Oct 27, 2006 (10 photos)

so, we had a little break from classes and decided to check out Colombia. and no, i did not get robbed, raped, pillaged, held at gunpoint, see any guerillas or do coke. so you can all breath again now. what i did do was have a KICKASS experience for the ...

Cosmopolitan Cali - Colombia´s Salsa Capital
Jul 24, 2007 (17 photos)

... stay in the hostel on our first evening, we were invited to join two British lads for dinner who were cycling from Argentina to Colombia.  We were suitably impressed and I was happy to be able to swap my Pablo Cohelo book for 2 new ones (Helen it ...

the pinnacle of this trip!
Jun 28, 2007 (10 photos)

... , which is exactly what i wanted. now i have carlos and his dance partner (they are both part of a dance group in cali that teaches and does performances) come to the hostel to give me private classes for 2 hours a day...hard work (and i ...

Cali- City of Salsa
Oct 20, 2009 (5 photos)

Cali is the third largest city in Colombia and the last big city before the boarder with Ecudor.  We had heard that Cali was extremely hot but it was a decent 30º Celcius while we were there.  The roads there, as in all of Colombia, were perfect ...

Cali
Apr 4, 2008

... have a much thicker wallet than a backpacker. In fact, after spending a few nice days in Manizales, in Colombia's coffee region (beautiful!), I headed straight to Cali, the Salsa and Silicon Capital of Latin America! There I met up with my good Colombian ...

Casualty
Jun 1, 2009

... , it gets to around 34 degrees, best to keep in the shade and the air conditioning, It was a big shame that we could not enjoy the best of Cali nightlife, but we are both looking forward to spenidng the bulk of our time in Colombia, on the Caribbean coast.

Still in Cali and not doing a great deal
Jul 10, 2007 (8 photos)

still in Cali and not doing much other than the usual eat, nap, walk around, chat with random colombians (for instance had a funny chat with a very young policeman on duty at the plazza de caycedo yesterday), online, dance etc etc...which i ...

Burning the Rug with Salsa Lessons!
Nov 30, 2009 (5 photos)

... in a large convention hall with a stage, a dance floor, and many tables around.  We got there, met up with our Cali friends, and ordered a bottle of rum.  The evening was set up perfectly.  There were performances for about 30 minutes then ...

Cali
Feb 10, 2008 (132 photos)

... (that was stopping all the way in order to take new passengers - a very common thing both in Ecuador and Colombia), I only got to Cali at 6 pm :o((. To my happy surprise, at that hour, most of Tavinho's friends (various Brazilians included) were still ...

A Salsa Video Clip
Jul 4, 2007

i've been learning "boogaloo" (a genre of music and dance that's a fusion of popular African American R&B, rock and roll and soul with mambo and son montuno) the past few days and it's hard work!!! especially in this heat here. imagine jumping up and ...

Sexuality put to the test
Sep 23, 2008

... south to Cali. The taxi from the airport to the hotel took us through the Kings Cross district of Cali.... consisting of some very elegant looking escorts, draped around the streets signs. Their cocktail dresses perfectly positioned to show just ...

Mission: South American Birthday-COMPLETE! (Soph)
Sep 3, 2009

... string of boat rides into Colombia Evan and I were both sick.  If you are going to get sick, get sick in Cali Colombia.  Everyone we met was incredibly sweet and helpful, especially everyone at Jovita´s Hostel.  Carlos - the owner, his wife, ...

back in cali one more night
Aug 4, 2007 (1 photos)

got back to cali and back to hostel iguana, where i had my last take out and stayed for one last night before having to get up at 6am to catch a flight back to london. a little sad but overall happy and content.

Rock`n Roll mit Alex und Edgardo :)
May 13, 2009 (16 photos)

... So haben wir dann also einen Rock-Revival-Abend gefeiert. Nur Karin fehlte leider in der Besetzung. Aber ganz liebe Grüsse aus Cali ;) Bevor ich am nächsten Tag gefahren bin, wollten wir noch einmal an die Univalle. Aber als wir dort ankamen, waren alle ...

Cali
Sep 23, 2005

... the sky opened up, and thus began a torrential rainfall that did not let up. So the girls I was with wanted to turn back. This is why i don´t travel with girls. Anyway, on Tuesday I left the boys, and Cali, and my sweatshirt, and headed south for Ecaudor.

All about Salsa
Jul 12, 2007 (12 photos)

... ) getting ready and doing a performance was a fantastic experience! So why did I decide to come all the way out here to Colombia??? The answer is right here: http://grouper.com/video/MediaDetails.aspx?id=1953505&ml=fi%3d%26fu%3d2226832 It's only three ...

oops, there goes another one (mountain that is)
Aug 8, 2009

8th August 2009 Guest House Iguana, Cali, Colombia Very warm Espinal - Ibague (55 kms) Ibague - Cajamaca (50kms) Cajamaca - Armenia (65kms) (highest point -la linea - 3300 metres) Armenia - Buga (120kms) Buga - Cali (70kms) It's been several days since I ...