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Cauca State
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Cauca State was one of the states of Colombia, which existed from 1857 until 1886.
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Today the area of the former state makes up most of modern-day west and southern Colombia, with some portion of its vast territories acquired by present-day Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela.