Municipalities of Choco Department - Riosucio, Bahia Solano, Acandi, Nuqui, Istmina, Lloro, Quibdo, Atrato, Condoto, El Carmen de Atrato, Bojaya (Paperback)

Chapters: Riosucio, Bahia Solano, Acandi, Nuqui, Istmina, Lloro, Quibdo, Atrato, Condoto, El Carmen de Atrato, Bojaya, El Canton de San Pablo, San Jose Del Palmar, Bagado, Union Panamericana, Unguia, Rio Quito, Carmen Del Darien, Alto Baudo, Novita, Litoral Del Sanjuan, Certegui, Bajo Baudo, Jurado, Medio Atrato, Rio Iro, Tado, Sipi, Medio Sanjuan, Medio Baudo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 70. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: There is also a Riosucio, Caldas. Riosucio is a municipality and town in the State of Choco, Colombia. It is located in the region of Uraba, on the Atrato River basin. It borders Panama and the municipality of Unguia at its north, Turbo, Mutata (both in Antioquia), Jurado and Panama at the east, and Carmen del Darien and Solano Bay at its south. The town is inaccessible by roads and there is no airport, the river is the main system of transportation and access. The region of Uraba and Darien began in 1501 with the first Spaniard explorations of Rodrigo de Bastidas, Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Juan de la Cosa. The indigenous communities were made by peoples of the Embera and Katio nations. The Hispanic invaders tried to control the area, but the indigenous defenses kept them away until the 18th century when trade became active and the zone became again of colonial interests. The name "Riosucio" (in English "Dirty River") is due to the river of that same name that joins the Atrato River. The town was founded by the Spaniard Domingo Bailon. In 1996, the town was the target of a violent operation of the Colombian military along with paramilitary groups, in response to organizing by Afro-Colombians and the subsequent law granting land rights to residents of Riosucio and other nearby towns. Hundreds were killed, many disappeared and over 22,000 survivors were forced t...http: //booksllc.net/?id=1053107