Possible Clues:

• Andean city
• City on the Cauca River
• Colombia's second-largest city
• City known as Colombia's sports capital
• Nonstandard nickname for L.A.'s state
• Many a surfer's locale, informally
• State Eagles are from, for short
• Compton's state, for short
• Whence many red-eyes depart, for short
• Colombian city that hosted the 1971 Pan American Games