About Cali

Cali is the third largest city of Colombia. Located in the southwestern region of the country, it offers a warm climate and is surrounded by beautiful natural landscapes. Known for its exciting nightlife, Cali also has many historical and archeological treasures to visit and is considered the salsa capital of the world. 

Weather:

The average temperature in Cali during January and February is 74 F / 23 C. The average maximum temperature is 86 F / 30 C and the average minimum temperature is 65 F / 18C. 

 

Things to Do and See:

Center of Cali:
Iglesia la Merced, Plaza de Caicedo, Museo de Arte Colonial, Iglesia de San Antonio, Museo del Oro

West of Cali:
Parque el Peñon, Avenida Colombia, Museo la Tertulia y Museo de Historia Natural, Zoological Park

North of Cali:
Avenida 6ª, Shopping Malls, Paseo Bolivar, restaurants in Granada and Juananbú

Outside the city:
Haciendas del Valle: Hacienda Cañasgordas y El Paraíso.

Exchange Rate
The Colombian currency is the Peso. On average, the exchange rate is $2,200 pesos for every $1.00 dollar. For up-to-date information on the current exchange rate please visit Portafolio

Getting To / From Cali
The best way to access Cali is by flying there. Avianca, Colombia's national airline, offers daily flights to Cali, connections are generally through Bogotá or Medellín where other international airlines make regular stops.

Avianca offers direct flights from NY and Miami into Cali. 

Continental flies directly from Houston to Cali or you can connect through Bogota which offers flights direct from Newark.

Copa flies from Panama City directly into Cali. 

American Airlines has 2 daily direct flights from Miami to Cali. 

Avianca (http://www.avianca.com/) 1-800-284-2622
American Airlines (www.aa.com) 1-800-433-7300
Continental (http://www.continental.com/) 1-800-525-0280
TAM Brazilian airlines (http://www.tamairlines/) 1-800-2FLY-TAM
Delta Airlines (http://www.delta.com/) 1-800-241-4141
Copa Airlines (http://www.copaair.com/) 1-800-892-2672

The airport is approximately 30 minutes outside the city, which can be reached by either taxi or bus.

Travel Requirements
Colombia has visa requirements for tourists from various countries. To find out if you will require a visa, please visit the visa section of the Colombian Consulate website of New York.

http://www.consuladodecolombiany.com/new_page/visas/visas.htm  

Hotel Accomodations 

Hotel Intercontinental
Avda Colombia  2-72, Phone: +572-882 32 25, ** Closer to Symposium **

Hotel Four Points Sheraton
Calle 18 Norte  No. 4 N 08, Teléfono: +572-685 99 99

Hotel Dann Carlton
Cra. 2 31-60, Phone: +572-886 20 00,  ** Closer to Symposium **

Radisson Royal
Cra 100B  11A-99, Phone:  +572-330 77 77

Hotel Metropolis Plaza
Cra. 44 9-08, Phone: +572-553 19 00

Hotel Toscana Plaza
Calle 10 65-31, Phone: +572-330 72 00

Hotel Obelisco
Avenida Colombia 4 oe-49, Phone: +572-893 30 19

Hotel Dann
Avda Colombia #1-40, Phone: +572 -893 30 00

Below are some websites with useful tourist information:

 

Map of Cali with points of interest
http://www.mapas.com.co/visor2007/colombia.visor/visor.jsp

Cali 
http://www.cali.gov.co/Cali.php  

Colombia
http://www.turiscolombia.andes.com/visitar_colombia.html

Lonely Planet World Guide -Destination Colombia
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/colombia   

Hotelstravel.com-Colombia
http://www.hotelstravel.com/colombia.html  

 

Yahoo-Travel Colombia
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191502069-colombia_vacations-i

 

Tradeport-Colombia Business Travel Overview
http://www.portafolio.com.co