Nóvita

Nóvita
Municipality and town

Location of the municipality and town of Nóvita in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)

Nóvita is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

It was the first capital of Chocó Province. It was a traditional center for gold mining,[1] Many of its residents are Afro-Colombians.[2]

In the 1850s, supplies, and possibly even people, were brought to the town by porters due to "the mountainous terrain, very high rainfall, and many rivers" of the surrounding region.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Paz, Manuel María. "Exterior View of the Houses in Nóvita, Province of Chocó". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  2. ↑ Paz, Manuel María. "View from a Street in Nóvita, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Porters on the Mountain of Nóvita, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Road to Nóvita via Tamaná Mountain, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-22.

Coordinates: 4°57′N 76°37′W / 4.950°N 76.617°W / 4.950; -76.617

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