Cali

Santiago de Cali (), simply referred tae as Cali, is a ceety in wastren Colombie an the caipital o the Valle del Cauca Depairtment. Wi a population o 2.5 million, Cali is the third lairgest ceety in the kintra, efter Bogotá an Medellín. It haes ane o the fastest growin economies an infrastructur in the kintra acause o its geographical location. The ceety wis foondit on 25 Julie 1536 bi the Spaingie conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar.

 Place names 
200px|thumb|left|Cali frae the Cristo Rey Hill
The ceety haes a compoond name in the fashion o amaist aw Spaingie dounsets in Americae. Santiago (ane o the maist popular names on the continent thanks tae the devotion o Santiago de Compostela in Spain), lives up tae the Apostle Santiago. Cali wis foondit 25 Julie, the day which marks the date o the Apostle Santiago, principal patron o Europe. Sae gien this name tae the ceety. Cali, derivit frae the wird o the Páez leid, Caly (Knittin). Lik mony ithers placements o the depairtment. Ej: Buga (Large clay pot), Yumbo (Flood, river bank, lairge river.), Sonso (Frog), Dagua (A teep o tree), Petecué (Macaw), Tulua (Orchad), Chipichape (Ceukit corn kernels), Yotoco (fans the flame), Quilichao (Flame sheds), Changos (Chisel).

 History 
Santiago de Cali is ane o the auldest ceeties in Colombie, an Americae. Its foundation dates back tae 1536 bi the conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar (ane o the indigenous genocide o the time), tae juist three year efter the foondation o Cartagena de Indias (1533), twa year afore the foondation o Santa Fe de Bogotá (1538) an 26 year o the foondin o the first Hispanic population on the continent: Santa María la Antigua del Darién (1510), missin.

Sister ceeties
  Palos de la Frontera, Spain
  Athens, Greece
  Orlando, Unitit States
  Miami, Unitit States
  Caracas, Venezuela
  Quito, Ecuador
  Guayaquil, Ecuador
  Lima, Peru
  Brighton, Unitit Kinrick
  Stockholm, Swaden
  Guadalajara, Mexico

References


Category:Populatit places in Valle del Cauca
Category:Municipalities o Valle del Cauca
Category:Populatit places established in 1536
Category:Caipitals o Colombie depairtments