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Hacienda El Paraíso
Escape the city for a day and head to the old sugarcane plantations to see how the Colombian elite lived in the 19th century. Hacienda El Paraíso, a lovingly restored manor house, has been converted into a museum. It provides an insight into Cauca life, complete with literary connections - it's the setting of Jorge Isaacs' romantic period novel María .
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Iglesia de la Ermita
Overlooking the Río Cali, the neo-Gothic Iglesia de la Ermita, constructed between 1930 and 1948, houses the 18th-century painting of El Señor de la Caña (Lord of the Sugarcane); many miracles are attributed to the image.
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Iglesia de la Merced
Construction of Cali's oldest church began in 1545, only nine years after the city was founded. In Spanish colonial style, the exterior is beautifully whitewashed and the humble wood and stucco interior features a long, narrow nave and a heavily gilded, baroque high altar topped by the Virgen de las Mercedes, the patron saint of the city.
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Iglesia de San Antonio
The small 1757 Iglesia de San Antonio is set atop a hill, the Colina de San Antonio, west of the old center. It shelters valuable tallas quiteñas, 17th-century carved-wood statues of the saints, representing the style known as the Quito School. The church also affords a good view of the city; it's just a 10-minute walk west of the Torre Mudéjar.
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Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco is a neoclassical construction dating from the 18th century. Next to the church are the Convento de San Francisco and the Capilla de la Inmaculada with the adjacent Torre Mudéjar, an unusual brick bell tower, which is one of the best examples of Mudejar art in Colombia.
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Museo Arqueológico La Merced
The highlight of this archaeological museum is its collection of pre-Columbian pottery left behind by the major cultures of central and southern Colombia, including Quimbaya, Tolima, Calima, Tierradentro, San Agustín, Nariño and Tumaco. Fittingly, it's housed in Cali's oldest colonial building, the 16th-century former La Merced convent.
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Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia
The Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia presents temporary exhibitions of contemporary painting, sculpture and photography. It's a 15-minute walk from the city center along the Río Cali.
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Museo del Oro
Colombia is legendary for the wealth of gold that existed here before the Spanish came and conquered. This museum shows off a modest but fine collection of gold and pottery of the fascinating Calima culture.
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Zoológico de Cali
With parklike grounds, humane exhibits and an excellent collection of species native to Colombia, the Zoológico de Cali is hands down the country's best zoo. The Río Cali runs picturesquely through the zoo's grounds, which are located about 2km west of the center in the Santa Teresita neighborhood. Its 10 hectares are home to about 1200 animals representing some 180 species, ranging from lemurs to condors.
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