History of Rioblanco

agriculture and the exploitation of rubber. But it is important to note that these brave men descuajaban mountain after the lure of cinchona and rubber and, at any time thought about to settle or to found a town.

One day in those remote times, left Chaparral expedition peasants built by Mr. Abraham Caicedo, Marcelino Hernandez, Absalom Ramirez and twenty people, attracted by the good price that had the machine, breaking backwoods, they entered more Three years into the banks of the Rio Blanco, to its mouth in Saldaña, exploiting one step product that was wild and abundantly.

Those exploiters and traders of the product at the same time conducting expeditions lasted only six weeks, maximum time during which they reached provisions; and in that time tore into the jungle eight or ten pounds of rubber ball, which sometimes shipped in Saldaña until I attack where were purchasers of the product. This route had its pros and cons: less difficult journey but with more danger, because of the strong currents of water. At other times, they did not frequent dangerous roads or trails, until on or Ortega Chaparral, where there was also a natural product for that customer.

As dangerous mountain, accustomed always travel in groups; usually stood next to their wives ten days and then undertook the march again and exploitation and so long time, even when they were running the rubber.

As stated before, the aim of the jungle domeñadores was money; any thought of founding a farm as only interested them open trails that lead to the coveted rubber tree plant or small machine.

Those men who only mentioned the three brothers Caicedo, challenged the nature risking their lives permanently to the