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back to Colombia in the international media. This time sport. This time in Cali, Colombia where he is currently conducting the 2007 World Speed \u200b\u200bSkating Championship. Come to Cali, the Sultan of Valley and the third largest city of Colombia. Come to Cali to skate to the beat of salsa.
By Al Rodas at night thanks to the cool air coming from the mountains like the Farallones de Cali and the Cordillera Occidental that make a natural valley to the city. Thanks to the Andean mountains, Cali and Valle del Cauca are protected from the warm Pacific Ocean air. There are also about the city parks and archaeological sites such as the Calima Culture, an ancient civilization that dominated the area centuries before the arrival of English conquistadors.
. If you are in Quito, you can get to Cali for the earth through the Pan American Highway (Quito - Ibarra - Ipiales - Pasto - Popayan - Cali, about 8 hours). Cali is located south of Medellin where a bus takes about 10 hours. If you are on the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Barranquilla, Cartagena de Indias, etc) you get to Cali via Medellín. Cali is connected to the Pacific Ocean by a good road to the port city of Buenaventura. The road crosses the Western Cordillera where you can see Lake Calima and Archaeological Park dedicated to that civilization.
Cali is not new in sports. In 1971 he hosted the Pan American Games. Cali players always stand out in different forms of sport and the national arena are always among the best. Therefore, not surprisingly, the World Capital of Salsa has been chosen as the host this international event. The World Federation, the International Committee and the international community chose the city skating and gave confidence to the Colombian Federation of Skating on the most important event in world sport. It is not the first time either that Colombia is home to world sports. As said Charles O.
SonDeLuz Colombia, a group of Cali salsa.
Photo Salsa.ch
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Just a brief look at another aspect that can not be ignored in Cali. The World Championship takes place at the World Capital of Salsa. This music and dance that has dominion in the Caribbean region and dominion in countries such as Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, chose to Cali, Colombia to conquer South America and the world with joy. Many salsa events are held in the city and this is the world's leading producer of musical instruments sauce exported to countries such as Puerto Rico, Cuba and others where the lady of the house sauce is. During World Salsa Championship 2006 recorded the participation of three thousand dancers salsa Cali mere numerical advantage competed with dancers from Mexico, United States, Argentina, Venezuela and Ecuador. Finally, in the playoffs, the dancers Cali were among the first. In Cali, all dance salsa.
Bibliography *
World Skating Cali 2007 . Main site of the event with all the details. *
blog World Championship. Reports on the 2007 World Speed \u200b\u200bSkating Championships in Cali, Colombia. By Linda L. Wood. * Speed \u200b\u200bSkating World , Cali Colombia 2007. El País (Col). * World Championship Colombia 2007. Linda L. Flickr Wood. Calima Culture * .
Colombia.com * Cali
export musical instruments to the world's best orchestras . Mayor of Santiago de Cali.
* Brief history of the national competition
salsa dancers. Mayor of Santiago de Cali.
. * deCali.org Salsa.ch .
PC recommends marathon map
* Current English version of the article in Cali in Wikipedia is an excellent work at the discretion of the blog. The English version is not is complete.
Cali * The visitor safety is not a danger. Just follow the program, do not go to places where they have good information and enjoyment to Cali. Colombians are quick to warn if something is wrong. * Drinking water in Cali is reliable, but buy drinking water. The temperature is warm but the nights can be cold. Cali is one of the most modern cities of Colombia and South America and you will find there all that is expected in any city in the world. * You may request recommendations for agencies on tours around the city. To the south you will find it easy the city of Popayan, a beautiful colonial city of great history, to the north can get to know the coffee in the mountain town like Pereira, Manizales and Armenia. To the west you have the Pacific Ocean.
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