Buga is a town near Cali, Colombia, that’s primarily a destination for religious pilgrims.
Calima Lake was a huge disappointment. Maybe our expectations were too high, but we thought it would be much nicer.
Darién is the biggest settlement around Calima Lake. It’s a pleasant town with not much to do, but we enjoyed it.
There are many of places to stay around Calima Lake, including hotels, hostels, fincas, and camping. You can find some of them on this website. The biggest settlement around the lake is the town of Darién, where there are many hotels and restaurants.
Litany is an authentic Lebanese restaurant that brings all of the flavors of the Middle East to Cali. We had an excellent meal and were very happy with the service.
Cali has Colombia’s first cinematography museum, Caliwood, which was founded in 2008. This museum is packed with a collection of projectors, cameras, movie posters, memorabilia and more. Some of the equipment dates back to the very first days of cinema.
Cali isn’t big on tourism but there are a few museums in town to keep you busy. Most of them are decent. I was able to visit four of them.
