The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical fitness of children from a rural municipality in Cauca department, Colombia, and to compare results with Cuban references. Using a non-experimental cross-sectional descriptive design, eight tests were applied to 310 children from Cauca, aged 4-9 years. For the eight tests, measurements corresponding to the mean, stratified by sex and age, were calculated and compared with means of a Cuban reference. As a general conclusion, Cuban children of both sexes are more rapid and have greater leg strength than Caucanos, while the latter proved to have more arm and abdomen strength, as well as more resistance, than the Cuban children.