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Farallones de Cali is a cluster of mountains in the West Andes of Colombia. It is located west of the city of Cali and gives rise to many of the rivers that provide water and electricity to Cali. The PNN Farallones de Cali encompasses 150000ha in the mountains as well as much of the Pacific slope and is an area of very high biodiversity.. The average temperature ranges from 25°C in the tropical foothills to 5°C in the páramo.Climate and topographyAverage yearly rainfall is 6000mm in the Pacific region and 2500mm in the mountainous sector. Plants growing in the area have sufficient water throughout the year.The topography of the park is characterized by the high, craggy peaks, the highest being 4050m. These peaks are referred to as Los Farallones (which means cliffs), the namesake of the mountains and national park. The foothills on the eastern side meet the Cauca Valley and the city of Cali. On the west slope there are numerous river canyons that wind their way toward the Pacific Ocean.The Farrallones are visible from the city of Cali.RiversOn the east slope the following rivers flow from the Farallones de Cali : Cali, Pichindé, Cañaveralejo, Melendez, Lilí, Pance, and Jamundí. These river all flow into the Cauca River.On the west slope there are many rivers flowing into the Pacific, but the main ones area the Dagua and Anchicayá. There is a hydroelectric dam on the Anchicayá River.