Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cali, Colombia

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 62 m
Descend 116 m

Experience Cali in Colombia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CaliIndividual Sights in Cali

Sight 1: Capilla de San Antonio

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The Chapel of San Antonio is of the Baroque type, it is located on the Hill of San Antonio in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. In the 15th century, Santiago de Cali had less than 5,000 inhabitants.

Wikipedia: Capilla de San Antonio (Cali) (ES)

1121 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Centro Cultural Comfandi

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Centro Cultural Comfandi

The Family Compensation Fund of Valle del Cauca (Comfandi), originally the Family Compensation Fund of Valle del Cauca Comfamiliar Andi, is a private non-profit social enterprise, supervised and controlled by the Superintendence of Family Allowance according to Law 21 of 1982. It is a provider of health, education, subsidies, housing, recreation and cultural services. Comfandi began its work in October 1957; with 277 affiliated companies with the aim of promoting social solidarity between employers and workers through the granting of subsidies in cash or in kind and the provision of services to affiliated workers and their families. In a couple of years, he was closing his family bank supermarkets in some cities/towns in Valle del Cauca.

Wikipedia: Comfandi (ES)

492 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Monumento a Joaquín de Cayzedo y Cuero

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The Monument to Joaquín de Cayzedo y Cuero is a pedestrian monument in honor of the Valle del Cauca hero Joaquín de Cayzedo y Cuero, 2nd president of the Confederated Cities of Valle del Cauca shot in 1816 by royalist troops during the historical stage of the reconquest of Colombia.

Wikipedia: Monumento_a_Joaquín_de_Cayzedo_y_Cuero (ES)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Teatro Jorge Isaacs

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The Jorge Isaacs Theater is a theater built in 1931 and declared a national monument in 1984. It is located in the historic center of the city of Santiago de Cali, in front of the Ortiz Bridge and Los Poetas Park, and adjacent to the La Ermita Church.

Wikipedia: Teatro Jorge Isaacs (ES)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: La Ermita

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La Ermita

La Ermita Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Originally it was a straw construction from the early seventeenth century, established near the Cali River and dedicated to Our Lady of Solitude and the Lord of the Cane.

Wikipedia: Iglesia la Ermita (Cali) (ES)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Vestigios antiguo Puente Ortiz

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The Ortiz Bridge is a bridge and national monument. located in Santiago de Cali, in Colombia. It is located in the center of the city and was the first to be built on the Cali River. The engineer of the work was the Franciscan friar Fray José Ignacio Ortiz, a native of Candelaria, who was an amateur engineer.

Wikipedia: Puente_Ortiz (ES)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Monumento a Simón Bolívar

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The monument to Simón Bolívar is a pedestrian monument that is located in the city of Santiago de Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca.

Wikipedia: Monumento_a_Simón_Bolívar_(Cali) (ES)

455 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Monumento a Jorge Isaacs

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The Monument to Mary, also known as the Monument to George Isaacs, is a monument in homage to the novel Mary and its author, Jorge Isaacs.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Jorge Isaacs (ES)

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