Popular with an older crowd, this well-worn but well-loved Cali institution has live bands that play salsa and Colombian crossover. Seating is in small, colorful wooden chairs – they're not comfortable, but then you came here to dance, right? Thursday is karaoke night – avoid!
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Founded in 1545, this is Cali's oldest church. It's a lovely whitewashed building in the Spanish-colonial style, with a long, narrow nave, and humble wood…
Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali
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Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia
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Museo de Arte Religoso La Merced
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Housed in La Merced convent, Cali's oldest building, this museum has an extensive collection of colonial religious paintings and relics. It's worth a…
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Constructed in 1747, this small church is set atop a hill, the Colina de San Antonio, west of the old center. It shelters valuable tallas quiteñas, 17th…
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One block east from Iglesia de la Merced, this excellent museum displays more than 600 pieces of intricate gold jewelry, as well as ceramics used in…
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This unusual brick bell tower is one of the best examples of Mudejar architecture in Colombia.
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6. Museo de Arte Religoso La Merced
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Housed in La Merced convent, Cali's oldest building, this museum has an extensive collection of colonial religious paintings and relics. It's worth a…
7. Museo Arqueológico la Merced
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