Santiago de Cali, better known as Cali, was once a hub of Afro-Colombian culture, and a thriving and bustling metropolitan area in Colombia. Ever since La Violencia, however, the city has practically transformed under the leadership of El Duce, Gilberto Alzate Avendaño. What was once a shining example of a republican city has become the chained torch which lights the fire of revolution.
Cali, under its constant curfew, has become the hive from which the tendrils of Colombian fascism emanate. The fruits of this revolution can be seen in clear view, flagrant thugs and reactionary brutes march as the regime's legions, alongside rogue army regiments. Order is mainted, with blackshirts terrorize dissenting families on one street while mercenaries protect the interests of enterprises on another. The Economy is roaring, the fruits of businesses unburdened by regulations, fruits that can be seen in the growth the city has endured in the past few years. A growth that can be seen across the entire Valle department in public works projects and new factories, corresponding to the growing influence of the SCE. Truly, the city has entered a new age.
One which has no place for the region's Afro-Colombian population which has vanished over the years, just one of the many scars the fascist regime has left on the city. As the unsated legions gather and the war drums begin to beat once more across Colombia, the question is not if the city will heal, but if all others will paint a similiar picture by the end of the decade.
