WEATHER
Cali has a tropical savanna weather. The average temperature is 25ºC (74.4 ºF), minimum average 15ºC (66ºF) and the maximum average is 32ºC (86ºF).
Dry seasons go from december to february and from july to august. Rainy seasons go from march to may and from september to november.
Dry seasons go from december to february and from july to august. Rainy seasons go from march to may and from september to november.
currency
Official currency in Colombia: Colombian peso (COP).
Money in Colombia exhibits some very nice artwork. The bills here are brightly colored and have been created with multiple counterfeiting techniques including embedded threads, watermarks and raised ink imaging.
The denominations for the bills starting from greatest to least are 50,000 ($25 USD*) | 20,000 ($10 USD*) | 10,000 ($5 USD*) | 5000 ($2.50 USD*) | 2000 ($1 USD*) | 1000 (50 cents*).
*Assuming exchange rate of 2,000 pesos = USD $1.00
Money in Colombia exhibits some very nice artwork. The bills here are brightly colored and have been created with multiple counterfeiting techniques including embedded threads, watermarks and raised ink imaging.
The denominations for the bills starting from greatest to least are 50,000 ($25 USD*) | 20,000 ($10 USD*) | 10,000 ($5 USD*) | 5000 ($2.50 USD*) | 2000 ($1 USD*) | 1000 (50 cents*).
*Assuming exchange rate of 2,000 pesos = USD $1.00
language
Spanish is what we speak !!
Salsa music
Cali is also known as the "Capital de la Salsa" given the city's infatuation with that type of Afro-Caribbean music. In early July there is the Summer Salsa Festival which lasts for one week. It usually includes concerts by some of the world's great salsa bands as well as dance shows and "melomano" competitions in which salsa connoisseurs try to outdo each other by digging deep into the archives of salsa music and related sounds to find and reveal long lost tunes. On any night of the week small salsa clubs offer a variety of Afro-Caribbean beats. more info cali de feria
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transport
Airports
Santiago de Cali is served by Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (IATA: CLO, ICAO: SKCL), located in the City of Palmira. It is Colombia's third largest airport in terms of passengers (transporting 3,422,919 in 2010) and fourth in cargo. Public transport The city of Cali offers a variety of ways to move through the city; in March 2009, The Masivo Integrado de Occidente (MIO) began operations. It is planned to be the primary system that connects the city. Taxis and buses are the secondary way to get around. Masivo Integrado de Occidente (MIO) M.I.O is based on the transport model that consists of the use of articulated buses which operate on dedicated bus lanes running down the middle of major thoroughfares. MIO bus stations are located in the middle of the thoroughfare, and are connected to sidewalks by dedicated |
the cali fair
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From Dec. 24 to 31, all visitors enjoy nightlife to the rhythms of orchestras and traditional groups that play the traditional music of the region with trumpets and drums in dance academies, discos, and dancing sites. The Cali Fair is the most awaited and biggest Festival of Southern Colombia. It is celebrated with horseback riding parades, bullfights, concerts, professional dance shows, exhibitions, and much more.
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