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El Gato del Río ("The River Cat") is a sculpture by Colombian artist Hernando Tejada. The sculpture was inaugurated on July 3, 1996 and is located on the side of the Cali River in Cali, Colombia. Over time, it has turned into a famous landmark of the city [1] along with the monument to Sebastián de Belalcázar and Cristo Rey.
Hernando Tejada's most famous work, El gato del río, is a 3.5 meter tall lost-wax cast monumental sculpture of a cat which Tejada executed in 1996 with financial support of the City of Cali. Today, it is the most visited sculpture in Colombia surpassing in popularity public sculptures by Fernando Botero , Édgar Negret , and Enrique Grau .
Cali has one football stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, which is currently home of América de Cali, Atlético F.C., and Boca Juniors de Cali, and was home of Deportivo Cali until 2015 when they moved to Estadio Deportivo Cali, located in nearby Palmira. Deportivo Cali is the only Colombian football club that owns its stadium, since ...
Pontifical Xavierian University begins operating in Cali. 1971 Palmaseca Airport, Coliseo El Pueblo (arena) and Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño open. 1971 Pan American Games held in Cali. 1973 – Population: 898,253 city; 923,264 urban agglomeration. [8] 1974 – Central de Transportes de Cali built. [9] 1977 – Criminal Cali Cartel active.
José Alberto Tejada Echeverri (7 June 1957 – 28 February 2024) was a Colombian journalist, politician and accountant. He was recognized for covering the 2021 Colombian protests . [ 1 ] Tejada was elected to the Chamber of Representatives in the 2022 legislative election within the coalition of the Historical Pact for Colombia .
The name of the museum comes from the history of its creation. During the dictatorship of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, the cultural activity in Cali fell markedly. The Municipal Theater of Cali was reduced to a movie theater, and the Institute of Fine Arts was used as a means of propaganda by the State.
Cobo lived and worked in places ranging from his native Cali and nearby Bogotá to Quito, Chicago, New York, Tucson and Madrid, which gave him a broad vision of art.His work was featured in group and individual exhibitions since 1977, in Colombia and around the world.
Candelaria is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Candelaria in Colombia, is part of the metropolitan area of the city of Cali, [2] along with the municipalities adjacent to it. Candelaria is located 28 km from Cali. [3] It has small villages such as El Tiple.