Calima today
What surrounds Berlín II, told with data.
Darién
The seat of Calima El Darién
The town of Darién, seat of the municipality of Calima El Darién, is about 5 kilometers from the estate. It was founded in 1912 by settlers from Antioquia, Valle and Caldas, and the municipality was created on June 23, 1939.
In 2024 the municipality had about 19,420 residents, nearly two in three of them in town. Since December 2021 it has been part of the Valle governor’s office Pueblos Mágicos (magic towns) program.
In 2022 and 2023, April, with Holy Week, was the busiest month. August brings the Fiestas del Verano, the summer festival, which held its 60th edition in 2025.
The shore
When the water came in 1966, the land around the lake was mostly farms. In the mid-1980s they began to be subdivided; in the 1990s the roads were paved, and since then many families from Cali have turned farms into weekend houses and subdivisions.
In this century tourism grew faster, and many people who worked the land moved on to looking after houses and gardens or to service jobs. In August 2026 there were 279 active tourism providers in the national registry, from rental farms and houses to hotels and campgrounds. Most of them are vacation rentals.
Growth also raised questions. In 2023 Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office warned that the municipality had grown without the public-services infrastructure it needs, under a land-use plan from 1999.
Next door
Facing the lake, to the right of Berlín II lies what was Berlín III. It was sold over the years, and today it has homes and businesses.
To the left lies what was Berlín I, now a farm with other owners.
They are neighbors, not part of the project. What happens at Berlín II is told on The project page.
A few places near the estate
In Darién
The town’s archaeology museum, with about 2,000 pre-Hispanic pieces of the Calima culture.
In the air
A lookout at about 2,100 meters where paragliders take off over the reservoir.
Nature reserve
More than 1,400 hectares of forest, home to about 1,000 howler monkeys.
Rivers
The Calima River and the waterfalls of the Río Bravo, the river whose canyon the mist comes through.
On the lake
There are kite and windsurf schools in the municipality, and most afternoons there is wind to sail.
In August
The town’s big summer festival, over the August holiday weekend. Its 60th edition was in 2025.
Active tourism registrations in the municipality, August 2026
173
vacation rentals
Farms, houses and apartments for rent
Registro Nacional de Turismo
26
hotels
With 529 rooms in all
Registro Nacional de Turismo
10
campgrounds
Registered in Calima El Darién
Registro Nacional de Turismo
3
glamping sites
Registered in Calima El Darién
Registro Nacional de Turismo
Sources: Calima El Darién development plan (2024), with data from DANE, SITUR Valle and MinCIT; Correa Gutiérrez, Universidad del Valle (2023); Procuraduría General de la Nación, bulletin 155 (2023); Registro Nacional de Turismo, MinCIT (August 2026); El País Cali (2023); colombia.travel (2024); Gobernación del Valle (2025).
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