Metroji clue #139

Cali in five emoji

Colombia

A hot valley city that took Caribbean records off the docks and built its own dance culture out of them. It calls itself the world capital of salsa and few places argue.

What each emoji refers to

There are hundreds of salsa schools in the city, and children compete from about six years old.
Cuban and Puerto Rican records came in through the port at Buenaventura, and Cali sped the style up from there.
The Cauca valley is sugar cane almost from horizon to horizon, and it is cut all year rather than seasonally.
The city sits at about a thousand metres between two arms of the Andes.
Cali is warm at night as well as during the day, which is part of why the dancing happens when it does.

Cali at a glance

Country
Colombia
Coordinates
3.45Β° N, 76.53Β° W
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Cali.

City Distance Direction
BogotΓ‘Colombia 310 km
MedellΓ­nColombia 330 km
QuitoEcuador 460 km
Panama CityPanama 700 km
GuayaquilEcuador 730 km
CartagenaColombia 780 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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