Cali is awaiting government resources to reconstruct the city following a recent earthquake. ^[1] Miguel Gómez, Minister of Finance, stated his decision to support the middle-class sectors of the population affected by the earthquake. ^[2] Miguel Gómez, the Minister of Finance, participated in the meeting with the local mayor and the President of the Republic. ^[3] The announcement regarding the reconstruction resources was made after a meeting between the local mayor and the President of the Republic, Abelardo De La Espriella. ^[4] A presentation at the Academia de Economía by A. Suárez on July 6, 2026, showed that of the 410 trillion pesos increase in debt during Petro's government, 199 trillion went to cover the external deficit, 91 trillion to operating expenses, and 121 trillion to amortize previous credits. ^[5] The article asserts that Colombia's public debt is at 60% of GDP, contracted at costly interest rates, and that for every peso paid toward principal, three are borrowed. ^[6] The article cites World Bank rules stating that reconstruction costs are 2 to 2.5 times the value of destroyed property, and UN rules that rescue operations take approximately 1,000 days per degree of intensity, meaning a magnitude 7 earthquake would take 6-10 years. ^[7]