A guide to Cali, Colombia's electrifying salsa capital Worlds collide on the streets of Colombia’s third-most populous city, home to a diverse community of musicians, restaurateurs and salsa-lovers.

CNN is reaching out to the group for comment. In Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city, the city’s mayor Alejandro Eder said three explosive devices were detonated on Tuesday.

Discover the city’s artistic side. Cali’s sordid past (the city was famously run by a cartel in the ’80s and ’90s) has more recently fueled the development of a vibrant contemporary art scene.

06/10/2025 A wave of explosions has rocked southern Colombia, killing one and injuring dozens in the city of Cali. Authorities said there were also attacks on police posts in nearby towns.

People hold up “Free Cali” signs in Spanish during a silent march to support the unblocking of the city’s main entrance and exit roads that have been blocked by anti-government protests in ...

These trends are mirrored in Colombia more broadly, where international tourism nearly tripled between 2010 and 2018, from 1.4 million to about 3.9 million, according to figures from The World Bank.