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South America

Statue Cali

Cali, Colombia Food + Coffee Worth Seeking

After landing at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport, I took a cab past sugar cane fields to Cali, Colombia, a city at the base of lush green mountains. The longtime home to indigenous Calimas...
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Colombian Food Cali

Platillos Voladores Pescado Chontaduro

Destination weddings are typically to places like Martha’s Vineyard and the Bahamas. My childhood friend Ben had other ideas, inviting friends and family to join him in Cali, Colombia, near where his wife Karol...
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Coffee Cali

Trinitario Coffee

My friend Joe Mayer is another hardcore coffee drinker. He went shopping with his girlfriend in Cali and stumbled across Trinitario Coffee, a specialty coffee bar from Camilo Fernandez that showcases beans from his...
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Colombian Food Cali

La Barra Chuleta de Cerdo

The amount of English language restaurant coverage of Cali is limited online. Thankfully, my good friend was marrying a local, had been to the city many times, and and led me to plenty of...
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Colombian Food Rozo

Siga La Vaca Ubre

My high school friend Ben had a true destination wedding, gathering close friends and family to the outskirts of Cali, Colombia, which is where his wife Karol was born and raised. The morning after...
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