History
he foundation was made by John Ladrillero as Andagoya Paschal order , the July 14, 1540 on the island of ” Cascajal ” name by which the designated natives of the tribe of the ” Buscajaes ” and the name of Buenaventura will was given for having founded the day of the Feast of San Buenaventura and the tranquility of the Bay.
It is a port open naturally protected harbor in a sheltered inner bay . The municipal territory is the most extensive in the Department of Valle del Cauca and runs from the shores of the Pacific Ocean to the peaks of the Cordillera Occidental in the area of ​​the cliffs of Cali , which serve to limit the Municipalities of Jamundà, Cali . Bordered on the north by the Department of Chocó , on the east by the municipalities of Jamundà, Cali , Dagua and Calima , on the south by the Department of Cauca and the west by the Pacific Ocean .
