Valle del Cauca · Colombia

Your spring that never ends.

A private hacienda in Colombia's Valle del Cauca. 24°C year-round, in wine country 44 minutes from the international airport, and 4 hours from Florida on a daily direct flight from July 2026.

Living Home Colombia is a new life in Colombia's eternal spring Scroll

Living Home Colombia is for those imagining a calmer life with more room to breathe a home with history in the Valle del Cauca, where colonial character, nature and an eternal spring open the door to a new way of living.

In Ginebra, a century-old country home waits for those ready to leave the noise behind and wake to mountain air close to the city, far from its rush. A new life in Colombia's eternal spring.

Why Valle del Cauca

One of Colombia's most powerful regions, and its best-kept lifestyle secret.

Valle del Cauca is not just Cali. It is one of the most economically complete and geographically diverse departments in Colombia, city, countryside, industry, mountains and Pacific Ocean access in a single territory.

A region on the rise, where property values still reflect what it was, not what it's becoming.

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The Economy

A region the numbers
are catching up to.

Ranked #1 in economic performance among Colombia's major departments in 2025 by the Chamber of Commerce of Cali.

#1
Economic performance among Colombian departments, 2025.
+13.8%
Export growth in 2025, over 7× the national rate.
$701M
Exported in Q1 2026 alone, up 12.6% year over year.
2.2M
People in metropolitan Cali, a full-service city right by your side.
1,900+
Bird species in Colombia, #1 on Earth and nearly a fifth of every bird alive.
Natural capital

Where wealth has wings.

Valle del Cauca ranks among the country's richest departments for birdlife, and aviturismo, or birdwatching, is one of Colombia's fastest-growing forms of nature tourism. The finca does its part: its old trees, pastures and fruit groves are a daily refuge for tanagers, hummingbirds and migratory flocks, a quiet environmental value that deepens every year.

What the Valle offers

Mountains, ocean,
culture & table.

From whale-watching on the Pacific to world-class kitesurfing, all within one department.

Exceptional nature

  • Bahía Málaga: humpback whales, mangroves, virgin beaches
  • Lake Calima, 3rd-best lake on earth for kite & windsurf, 365 days of wind
  • Farallones de Cali, one of Colombia's most biodiverse ecosystems

Incomparable culture

  • Feria de Cali, the world capital of salsa, every December
  • Festival Petronio Álvarez, the great Pacific music festival
  • Festival Mono Núñez, 51 years of National Cultural Heritage

A table that travels

Sancocho valluno · Chuleta valluna · Aborrajados · Champús · Pandebono · Viche del Pacífico · Pacific seafood · artisanal Isabella-grape wine

Cities for every life

  • Cali, economic & cultural capital of the southwest
  • Palmira, calm, close to the airport and with low costs
  • Buga, colonial heritage & the famous Basilica

If your goal is international-caliber quality of life, without the international-caliber price tag, Valle del Cauca is the answer.

The Town · Pueblo Mágico

Ginebra, the Valle's best-kept retirement secret.

Ginebra is an official Pueblo Mágico of Valle del Cauca, 40–52 km northeast of Cali, surrounded by colonial haciendas, vineyards of Isabella grapes, and ecosystems from tropical lowland to high-altitude páramo, all in one municipality. It is the cultural and musical reference of the Valle, with two world-class artisanal wine experiences within walking distance of each other.

21,000 locals. Zero mass tourism. 3,770 Google reviews. The town English and French speakers are already discovering, and coming back to.

The Residence

Finca San Antonio.

A century-old country home in good condition, tastefully remodeled, with six bedrooms, generous living spaces and three shaded corridors, set among pastures, green zones and fruit trees. River and municipal Acuavalle water, at 1,136 m where the air stays near 24°C all year.

Price on request This one rarely lasts. Ask us what it costs to wake up here. Ask the price Private reply within 24 hours.
8,000
Lot / land
450
Built construction
6
Bedrooms (alcobas)
2
Full bathrooms
1,136m
Above sea level · ~24°C
140 yr
Heritage home, remodeled
Pastures, green zones & fruit trees
Barn, service area & storage
River + Acuavalle water supply
Flat topography · clay-loam soil
What's nearby

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

From your front door, the Valle opens up, one place at a time. Every rating below is a real Google score.

Within 5 minutes by car
4.8 179

Museo Cava del Rancho

Wine museum · 4 min

"The tour is captivating, comprehensive, and family-friendly."

4 min by car
4.7 200

Fritanga Doña Rita

Wood-fire Valle cooking · 3 min

"A culinary gem. Crispy empanadas with a wood-fired taste."

3 min by car
4.5 3,770

Parque Principal

Town park & fairs · walkable

"A fabulous park! I can't wait to go back."

Walkable
Within 20 minutes
4.6 104

Hacienda La Trinidad

Tractor museum & horse shows · 8 min

"Beautiful green areas and lovely views. A free tour."

8 min by car
4.7 505

Cascada Puente Piedra

Natural waterfall · 15 min

"A wonderful place, far from civilization. And it's free."

Free · 15 min
Within the hour
Cali Airport (CLO)44 minDaily direct flight to Fort Lauderdale, from July 2026
Cali45 minHospitals, universities, salsa, shopping, international dining
Lago Calima51 min3rd-best lake on earth for kite & windsurf, 365 days of wind
Bahía Málaga2.5 hrsHumpback whales, virgin beaches, Pacific eco-tourism
Social Proof

What people who
visited already say.

Unfiltered Google reviews from international visitors who found Ginebra on their own.

★★★★★

"It is a fabulous park! Full of people enjoying the evening and the craft fair. I had such a wonderful time and can't wait to go back!"

English · Parque Principal
★★★★★

"One of the best museums around. The tour is captivating, comprehensive, and family-friendly."

English · Cava del Rancho
★★★★★

"Beautiful place full of nature, cool water and friendly people."

English · Cascada Puente Piedra

We didn't bring them there. We're bringing you.

Questions

Everything you're
wondering.

Ginebra is a small, calm Pueblo Mágico of 21,000 people with a strong community identity and no mass tourism. A modern city with full infrastructure sits under an hour away. As anywhere, local knowledge matters, and we guide you through it.
Not to get started. The international community in the Valle is growing, and essential services increasingly have English-speaking staff. Learning Spanish here becomes natural, and enjoyable, over time.
A comfortable monthly lifestyle, including food, utilities, transport, healthcare and leisure, typically runs $1,500–2,000 USD per month here, several times less than a comparable life in Florida or Germany.
Metropolitan Cali, with over 2 million people, sits under an hour away, with major private hospitals, international clinics, universities and shopping. You live in the peace of the countryside; the city handles everything else.
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