Versalles is not a neighborhood that shouts. It doesn't have the wild party scene of Juanambú or the commercial chaos of Calle Quinta. It's more like that neigh

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History & Heritage

Wednesday Ciclovía: The Secret of Versalles

In northern Cali, among office buildings and shopping centers that seem to sleep until 9 in the morning, there is a secret that few tourists know and many local

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History & Heritage

Literary Versalles: Old-School Bookstores and Literary Gatherings

If there is a place in Cali where time stopped among yellowed pages and hard covers, it is the Versalles neighborhood. It is no secret that this area, known for

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The gardening club that meets at Versalles Park

It was 1998 when Doña Lucía, an 82-year-old woman who still lives in the same house in the Versalles neighborhood since she moved in 1975, sat on a park bench w

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Versalles: The Block of the 3 Bakeries from 1920

Don Alberto is 78 years old and still closes his eyes when he walks by Calle 9 with Carrera 34. "That smell of freshly baked cornbread hasn't left me since I wa

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Versalles: Cali's Secret Italian Cuisine (Beyond Pizza)

If you walk through Versalles on a Tuesday at noon, the first thing you notice isn't the silence of a residential neighborhood in northern Cali. It's the smell.

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Versalles: The Best Kept Secret of Italian Gastronomy

If you walk along Calle 5 with Avenida 3 Norte in Cali, the air changes. It's not the smell of coffee or the smog from buses: it's garlic, basil, and melted che

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Living in Versalles: Routine Among Trees and Classic Architecture

Versalles wakes up with the smell of freshly baked bread and the sound of the first metal shutters going up. Calle 5, its main artery, is a choreography of rout

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The Secrets of the Bicycle Workshops in Versalles

If there is a place in Cali where bicycles are not just a means of transportation but a way of life, it is Versalles. Walking through its streets, especially ar

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Parque Versalles: The Hidden Green Lung Locals Don't Talk About

If you ask any local from Cali where to go for fresh air, they'll most likely say Parque del Perro, Parque de la Música, or Panamericano. But there's a green lu

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Living in Versalles: A Manual for the New Neighbor

Living in Versalles is not like living in northern Cali or the historic center. There are rules here that aren't written in any condominium manual, but every ne

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History & Heritage

Where to Eat the Best Fish Sancocho in Versalles

If there is one dish that defines the Sunday lunch in Cali, it is fish sancocho. And if there is a neighborhood where this tradition is lived with pride, it is

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