Get to know the regions of Colombia
If there is something that characterizes us as a country, it is our incredible diversity of territories, nature and cultures. In each of our
Explore the Colombian Pacific
This is one of the most exuberant corners of our country. The Colombian Pacific is home to marimba music, Afro-Colombian songs and traditional dances, named Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Here you can dance salsa and laugh in the cane fields!
Departments of the Colombian Pacific
Chocó and Valle del Cauca are the two departments that make up this region. Here the sea mixes with the jungle and the sugar cane fields; while marimbas, currulaos and trumpets play the best salsa that makes everyone enjoy. If you want to know the charm of the humpback whales on the Pacific coast or the mecca of Colombian cinema, this is your destination.
Choco: The Choco jungle is one of the most recognized in the world for its botanical splendor, flora and fauna.
Cauca: It is a department known as the water star, thanks to its coastal strip of mangrove and rainforest.
Typical dishes of the Colombian Pacific
Pusandao
We are talking about the broth that restores the “soul to the body” and serves as a main dish for family…Chontaduro
The fruit to “knock down the bed” you hear! And beyond the “powers” that are granted to it, with this marvel…Pipián empanadas
Marranitas are small green plantain balls filled with an exquisite chicharrón. This preparation is very…Fish fritters
One of those fried fish that tastes like the best of the river and the sea. To prepare it, get your favorite…Bocachico in lemon juice
This is one of those dishes that narrates, through that unmistakable mix between the beach and the river, the…Fish sancocho
In the Pacific they take this recipe to another level. Although the idea is still the same (cooking a broth…
Culture of the Colombian Pacific
Festivities
Cali Fair
Festivities of San Francisco de Asís, or “San Pacho” Festivities.
Cali International Theater Festival
National and International Meeting of Folkloric Dances Mercedes Montaño
International Poetry Festival
Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival
Dances
Salsa
Choke Sauce
Currulao
La Juga
El Pisón
Jota
La Mazurca
La Polka
Music
Salsa
Currulao
Pasillos
Bambucos
Ethnic
Wounaan
Embera chamí
Nasa o Paez
Embara Dóbida
Chamí
Katío
Zenu
Tule
Talents of the Colombian Pacific