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The department of Valle del Cauca is located in the western part of the country, between 3° 5′ N and 5° 1′ N latitude and 75° 42′ W and 77° 33′ W longitude. It borders the departments of Risaralda and Quindío to the north, Cauca to the south, Tolima to the east, and Chocó and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The valley is ...
Cauca Department (Spanish pronunciation:, Spanish: Departamento del Cauca) is a department of Southwestern Colombia.Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, [4] the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño Department to the south.
Santiago de Cali ( Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ˈkali] ), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by DANE in 2023. [ 3 ] The city spans 560.3 km 2 (216.3 sq mi) with 120.9 km 2 (46.7 sq mi) of urban area, [ 4 ] making Cali the ...
The Cauca River (Spanish: Río Cauca) is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán , it joins the Magdalena River near Magangué in Bolívar Department , and the combined river eventually flows out into the Caribbean Sea .
Palmira is located in southwestern Colombia, lying in the Cauca River valley. 3°31’48” north altitude and 76°81’13” longitude west of Greenwich. The city covers an area of 1,160 km 2 (448 sq mi). The city lies at an elevation of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level.
The Cauca Valley dry forests lie below 1000 meters elevation; the higher slopes are occupied by the distinct Cauca Valley montane forests. Most of these forests have been cleared for agriculture over the years making it one of the most critically endangered ecoregions in Colombia. Laguna de Sonso Nature Reserve has a small area of protected forest.
The Cauca Valley montane forests (NT0109) is an ecoregion in western Colombia . It covers the sides of the Cauca Valley, which runs from south to north between the Central and Western Ranges ( cordilleras) of the Colombian Andes . The ecoregion is home to very diverse fauna and flora, due in part to its varied elevations and climates, in part ...
Cartago ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is a city in southwestern Colombia, about 187 miles (301 km) west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, Risaralda about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest city in Valle after Cali, Palmira, Buenaventura ...