When in Cali . . . Do as Caleños do!

Hi everybody, Here is the post in which you can add your comments on the behaviors you think are customary in our city. Post as many as you can and by Monday I will post a top 10 of tips top visit our city. Good luck and enjoy your weekend!!

Here are the results of your ideas: Top 6 tips to visit Cali and have a great time!

1.       It is customary for Caleños  to celebrate all holydays (15th birthday, Christmas, New Year, Baptisms, First Communion, Graduations, etc). Almost always in their parties there is salsa music, alcoholic drinks and a lot of food.

2.       In Cali it is customary to eat rice with most of the meals. Sometimes you can even get rice with pasta for menu in the restaurants, the rice is essential for the Caleños. You must be prepared to eat lots of rice.

3.       In Cali it is costumary that childen play soccer on the streets often after school or during the weekend. You have to be very careful when driving because people usually walk on the streets as well.

4.       In Cali it is customary to celebrate a salsa festival every year where many people participate. The judges are very hard because Cali has the best salsa dancers of the world.

5.       For Caleños it is customary to go up a hill called “Cerro de las tres cruces” every May 3 to pay tribute to the holy cross and there they celebrate the holy mass. In addition, the hill has become a favorite place of Cali for hikers who usually go up there on weekends.

6.       Caleños celebrate a fair from December  25 to December 30. People go to the “rumbodromo” a dancing hall to enjoy the different events, as well as the other places in the city like the ”tascas” where people eat different kinds of food and drink while listening to Salsa music.