The Rally Clásico de Occidente Is More Than Just A Nice Drive Through Colombia
I recent had an opportunity to spend a weekend far away from the cold and rainy weather of Bogotá to attend a new classic car in the southwest of Colombia, more specifically in Cali, the salsa capital of the world, and a place where it seems perpetually hot. Valle del Cauca is a region well known for its landscapes full of sugar cane plantations, and is also the home of Jorge Isaacs, a successful poet and writer known for his novel Maria. I wasn’t here for any of that, though.
In Colombia there has been a surge of classic and sports car-focused events over the last few years; with the sense of peace, at least in the most populated regions, people can travel with more confidence than they would have a decade ago, and with the growing connectedness provided by smart phones and the internet more broadly, the people that love old cars in Colombia are more united than ever.
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