PRESENTED BY: JUAN HEYNO MESA CIFUENTES THIRD GRADE CLARET SCHOOL 2014 - 2015

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Valle del Cauca, or Cauca Valley is a department of Colombia.

It is in the western side of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean, and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia.

Its capital is Santiago de Cali.

Besides Cali such cities as Buenaventura, Cartago and Tulua have great economical, political, social and cultural influence on the department's life.

Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns with over 100,000 inhabitants in the country, counting six within its borders.

Buenaventura has the largest and busiest seaport in Colombia, moving about 8,500,000 tons of merchandise