Two exchange friends are visiting from other cities in Colombia so yesterday we spent the day at Rio Pance. The last time she came to Cali one of my friends was very unimpressed, it was right after New Year's Eve so everyone was gone on vacation and Cali was empty, very strange to see. She came back for a few days so us Caleños had to prove how awesome Cali actually is.
We started the day with Pandebono, typical Cali bread, in a cafe that reminded me of coffee shops in Minneapolis, except of course that in Minneapolis it would be all indoor and the poster board would be in English. There were even board games, we played Uno.
This is one of the poor neighborhoods in Cali, that make up for 60-80% of the population but less than half of the area. Even for the people that have lived here their whole lives it's still hard to see.
The river is really popular and was especially crowded yesterday because it was a holiday, but the place that we go is usually deserted. There were two other groups there, but it was still much better than everywhere else. It takes about 30 minutes of sometimes-terrifying hiking through beautiful scenery to get to the falls, but it's worth every heart stopping moment where you almost fall to your death, that's how incredible it is.
Astrid, Miguel, and I climbed about a third of the way up the waterfall, but it got too slippery and vertical to continue. It was incredible, you had to be there and do it to know exactly how awesome it was. Astrid loves Cali now.
I only almost fell once climbing, walking I fell about 5 times. Good job Gracie.
The water is freezing but it doesn't matter, we swam all day. One of my favorite days of vacation!
I love Colombia! I'll never get used to views like these, and will miss them dearly next year when I'm in flat old MN
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