CALI

cali, an inland town of the department of cauca, colombia, south america, about 180 m. s.w. of bogota and 50 m. s.e. of the port of buenaventura, on the rio cali, a small branch of the cauca. pop. (1906 estimate) 16,000. cali stands 3327 ft. above sea-level on the western side of the cauca valley, one of the healthiest regions of colombia. the land-locked character of this region greatly restricts the city's trade and development; but it is considered the most important town in the department. it has a bridge across the cali, and a number of religious and public edifices. a railway from buenaventura will give cali and the valley behind it, with which it is connected by over 200 m. of river navigation, a good outlet on the pacific coast. coal deposits exist in the immediate vicinity of the town.