The small city of Cartago lies on the main road between Cali and Pereira. There’s not much to detour a tourist traveling between those cities, but Cartago does have a few minor points of interest as well as some good restaurants. The only negative is that it’s uncomfortably hot.
The small town of Toro sits in the northern part of the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It’s one of the sleepiest towns I’ve visited in the country.
The town of La Unión is located in the northern part of the department of Valle del Cauca in Colombia. Its main attraction is Grape National Park (Parque Nacional de la Uva).
Grape National Park (Parque Nacional de la Uva) is located at the heart of Colombia’s grape growing region. It sits just outside the town of La Uníon and makes for a great family excursion.
Roldanillo is a hot town in the Valle del Cauca department of Southwest Colombia. It’s a popular spot for paragliding.
The San Cipriano Natural Reserve (Reserva Natural San Cipriano) surrounds the town of San Cipriano, near the city of Buenaventura just off the Pacific coast of Colombia. There are plenty of recreational activities available including hiking, swimming, and tubing.
San Cipriano is a small village not too far from Buenaventura off the Pacific coast of Colombia. The only way in and out of the town is to ride a brujita from Córdoba or Zaragoza.
The only way in and out of San Cipriano is to ride a brujita. A brujita is a motorcycle connected to a set of planks with a bench on top. They serve as the main mode of transportation and moving goods.
The Sugarcane Museum (Museo de la Caña de Azúcar) is located about an hour from the city of Cali and not too far from another attraction, Hacienda El Paraíso.