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Published: September 14th 2012
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A street of San Antonio
Here is the colonial architecture of the neighborhood San Antonio San Antonio is… A stage of multiple events, the hill is a place for music, theater, storytellers, magicians, pots and all San Antonio things that make a cultural landmark in the city.
The history tells… San Antonio is best known for his church, it was founded in 1747, since 261 years ago, is a neighborhood that is a legacy of the history of Cali, where we can discover the secrets of an ancient architecture and experience the culture of the People who have been protagonists in the urbanization of this neighborhood.
The neighborhood was born at the foot of the hill, in the middle of the nineteenth century, colonized by ancestry families coming from pavement, where I lived only clergy, elected Officials and Landowners. Next to them, the "first migration", artisans and some Peasants rising, average community composed a traditional and conservative, between 5th and 3rd street, at the bottom.
San Antonio since its inception has been a poor neighborhood Nariño pioneered mainly from people who came in search of better Opportunities also fleeing from the violence Cauca.
Speaking with Don Alvaro, an old resident of San Antonio, he tells us that… San
View of Santiago de Cali - Colombia
Here is one of the best views of Cali, taken from the hill of San Antonio Antonio had always a few neighborhood residents and here we have a good rep called Don Alvaro Bolaños who told us about the development of the district having the experience of living in 65 years ago with His cheerful wife Doña Perlafa leading Aide with 30 years married.
That tells us he is the son of I Don Adsalon Bolaños Erazo who moved into the neighborhood in 1922 with the work of coal dealer and others workes mainly masons, carpenters and laborers. His discomfort as the lack of light, lack of transportation and Lack of medical services were not obstacles to keep enterprising life.
The family was very conservative customs patriarchy where we mention the church, marriage, entertainment, among other. In those days it was very fun group where dances of lame, trips to the Donkey River and the usual trips to bars and taverns in other Neighborhoods such as San Nicolas plans became more suitable for the youth of Those Times.
Don Alvaro Taught us that… The “Ayerones” are a group of veterans from San Antonio neighborhood residents who want to rescue the old stories of Cali that have been lost over time so are
Storytellers
Assistance for people of all ages to enjoy the culture the living memory of the neighborhood and an example of unique community in Cali.
SAN ANTONIO STORYTELLERS In addition to visiting one of the most beloved and traditional neighborhoods of Santiago de Cali, San Antonio encourages Oral Narration of stories dedicated to stimulate the imagination of the narrators and the public located in the san Antonio park. There is where we find the famous storytellers providing shows full of joy and humor that come with new proposals as integration of other arts. Holy Word is a grouping of Storytellers interested in this proposal for Oral Narration who have dedicated their art to spread throughout the city of Cali and South America, and recognized for his talent on the Hill of San Antonio.
CHAPEL OF SAN ANTONIO The Chapel of San Antonio was built in 1747 and along with the La Merced church is the only preserved architecture of its time. It is considered colonial relic foundations that have more than 300 years. The chapel is valuable for its Baroque altar, the authenticity of the time, their images and their old bells. From the chapel of San Antonio you can see a
wide panoramic view of Vancouver, from downtown to the high clay tile roofs of the beautiful houses in the neighborhood of the same name.
A GOOD SPACE FOR DINNING… A macro-project is being performed "The difference is our greatest asset" which aims that people visit San Antonio, El Peñon, Granada and Parque del corazón, as a gastronomic and cultural corridor. San Antonio is listed as the most important old neighborhood of Cali, in which their highlights and yards were the rallying point for celebrations, meals for families of yesteryear, now they open their doors to invite you to know the different dining options, native foods, national, regional, Italian, Spanish, Mediterranean, French, “Enoteca” (Which displays a store and a place where you can taste different kinds of wines).
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