History of Cumbitara

ing at different sites in the El Desierto, where today we find their descendants. De Linares arrive Felix, Gregory and Adiodato Romo. This exodus of people towards Cumbitara occurs early this century. In 1905 arriving from Tabiles (Linares), Fidel, Guevara Wbaldo and Hedwig. Guaitarrilla and Samaniego, also contribute their share of settlers, with Bastidas, Czech, Celso Rodríguez, José Yela, Benedicto López, José Insuasty families and in 1914 came Arbelaez Abel Sanchez, who came with his knowledge of great cultural advancement in the township.

During the period 1951-1964, the township population grew overall. This growth occurred by colonization and the rate of natural growth. Also because the extra-regional migration was not yet important move that undoubtedly began in recent years, when the outputs are accelerated to the country of Ecuador (Santo Domingo) and the region of Putumayo. Now from 1964 to 1973, the colonization of the area becomes less important, while to the west the arrival of settlers in the Amazon basin increases. Since 1973 the cycle of migration increases, due to several factors: the attraction of the cities, product Mirage to seek economic and social improvement, similar physical conditions in some parts of the Putumayo and together with the illusion of great amounts of money derived from illicit market for cocaine and marijuana.

The lack of acceptable land communication routes, lowering agricultural production by poor marketing and also gradually increases the cost of living; the influence of family members who have immigrated makes new members to join the exodus. The last population census in Colombia before 1985, was the 1973 reference Taking those statistics on Cumbitara, we note the following:. Cumbitara has suffered a decline of 12% in the whole