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Leisure

The local organizers are happy to suggest some information about sights, activities and culture that you can explore in your free time in Cali.

Delicious Cuisine

Cali is a city with a delicious cuisine as a sample of its cultural diversity. The traditional dishes include empanadas, a stuffed pastry baked or fried; tamales, and arroz atollado which is rice with a creamy consistency prepared with longaniza, pork, yellow potatoes, and chicken stew. Typical drinks include the famous champú, prepared with corn, pineapple, a citrus fruit called lulo, and orange leaves; and the cholado, prepared with crushed ice, fruit in pieces, essences, and condensed milk. After enjoying the delicious food of Cali, you can also taste sweet desserts such as the manjar blanco, a kind of white pastry cream made with milk, sugar, served with bread or used as filling for cookies and alfajores. Other typical desserts include coconut candy, beef jelly, macetas del Valle, which are candy-tree with figures made in sugar; and aborrajados, consisting of fried plantains stuffed with cheese. There is a wide variety of restaurants of different specialties in the city.

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Shopping

If you'd like to buy souvenirs for your friends, here are some popular items for you to check.

 

Getting Around 

Cali, founded in 1536, can be explored on foot: walk under the shade of trees along the riverbank, admire the architecture of churches and other national monuments, and visit the city’s many museums. In Cali, travelers can enjoy music festivals, learn about sugarcane farming, and take in the mountainous landscapes.

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