Cali City Guide

Santiago de Cali is Colombia's third-largest city and the world capital of salsa, a warm, energetic Valle del Cauca metropolis of around 2.2 million at the foot of the Farallones, watched over by the Cristo Rey statue. More affordable than Bogotá or Medellín, it offers Colombia's higher rental yields and a fully open foreign-ownership regime, concentrated in prime barrios like Granada, El Peñón and San Antonio, with safety that is improving but still varies by zone.