Locally known as Alfonso Bonilla Aragon Airport, this is one of the three main airports that open up Columbia to the outside world. Cali International Airport boasted of over 3 million passengers going through its terminals by 2010. The airstrip has advanced and today it adds so many amenities to their services among them include rent a car company within the terminals.
Of the many passengers that check in at the airstrip, a good number of them are tourists in search of fun in Colombia. Just the environment around Cali International Airport is enough to raise your holiday thrill. Set amid a green valley, the surrounding as you walk to the terminal is of breathtaking mountain ranges welcoming you to Columbia.
Activities in Cali
Inspired architecture, articulate statues and impressive art galleries are all part of the package as you hunt for attractions in Colombia. As the tourist spots are scattered in different places in the entire city, a car rental is your only chance of reaching for most of them and even spending quality time.
- The Park of Poetry and Love - locally it is known as Parque de los Poetas and it is located between two major attractions in the city which are Teatro Jorge and Iglesia de la Ermita. The park was created to commemorate to the talented poet who hailed from Valle del Cauca. The poetry spirit still lives on as every Thursday the park is swarmed with poetry lovers and writers coming to meet and share.
- The Colombian Film Café - this is a restaurant that doubles up as a movie renting shop. However, the movies rented are pure Columbian classics and also modern day Columbian films. There is a cappuccino shop within the building that sells tasty cups of the brew and a cyber café as well if you want to browse a bit.
- Jorge Isaacs Theatre - locally, they call it Teatro Jorge Isaacs and it’s a building that till maintains its neoclassic architecture to date. Every evening there is a great performance going down at the theatres, which packs to the brim.
- Salsa Dancing - when you go to Rome be like the Romans. Colombia is home to the best salsa moves you can imagine so why not throw yourself into one of the classes. The locals know where the best dances happen so you can team up with them and go have a try on this exotic dance.
Cali continues to pull more tourists each year for its attractions and more of these delights continue to be discovered.