CALI, an inland town, capital of the department of Valle, Colombia, South America, about 18om. S.W. of Bogota and 5om. S.E. of the port of Buenaventura, on the Rio Cali, a small branch of the Cauca. Pop. (1928) Cali stands 3,327ft. above sea-level on the western side of the Cauca valley, one of the most healthful regions of Colombia. The land-locked character of this region greatly restricts the city's trade and development; but it is considered the most important town in the department. A rail way from Buenaventura gives Cali and the valley behind it, with which it is connected by over 200m. of river navigation, a good outlet on the Pacific coast. Coal deposits exist in the immediate vicinity of the town.