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Santiago de Cali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2823 words) |
 | Cali is located on the Cauca Valley between the west coast of the Cauca River and the east slope of the Western Mountain Range near the mountains known as Farallones de Cali. |
 | About 100 km west of Cali is the port city of Buenaventura on the Colombian Pacific coast; to the northeast are the industrial city of Yumbo and the international airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (CLO) in Palmira; about two hours drive to the south it is found the colonial city of Popayán in the Cauca department. |
 | Cali almost tripled in population during this decade due mainly to the war between Liberals and Conservatives known as “La Violencia†in the northern part of the department and the Coffee region (currently, the departments of Caldas, Risaralda and QuindÃo). |
| Cartel De Medellin - Bogota Center (428 words) |
 | The Cali cartel began to attack the Medellin cartel -- particularly Pablo Escobar -- as their competition became more and more violent. |
 | THE MEDELLIN CARTEL Escobar Jorge Fabio Juan The Ochoa Brothers Gacha Lehder... |
 | After Escobar's death the Medellín Cartel fragmented and the cocaine market soon became dominated by the rival Cali Cartel, until the mid... |