class="apple-converted-space"> Cali, the department capital,
Buenaventura
and
Palmira.
Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a population of
approximately 200,000 inhabitants. Its also known as the
Corazón
del Valle (meaning
'Valley's Heart'), as
La Villa de Céspedes ('Town of Céspedes', named after the
naturalist Juan María Céspedes) and
Tierra Fácil ('Easy Land' in the native language).
It is well-known throughout Colombia
and many parts of South America as a major center of salsa dancing
