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CALI , an inland See also:town of the See also:department of See also:Cauca, See also:Colombia, See also:South See also:America, about 18o m . S.W. of See also:Bogota and So M . S.E. of the See also:port of See also:Buenaventura, on the Rio Cali, a small See also:branch of the Cauca . Pop . (1906 estimate) 16,000 . Cali stands 3327 ft. above See also:sea-level on the western See also:side of the Cauca valley, one of the healthiest regions of Colombia . The See also:land-locked See also:character of this region greatly restricts the See also:city's See also:trade and development; but it is considered the most important town in the department . It has a See also: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 20o m, of See also:river See also:navigation, a See also:good outlet on the Pacific See also:coast . See also:Coal deposits exist in the immediate vicinity of the town . |
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