Nóvita
It was the first capital of Chocó Province. It was a traditional center for gold mining, Many of its residents are Afro-Colombians.
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.
Nóvita has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with over 9000 mm of rain annually.
Map - Nóvita
Map
Country - Colombia
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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COP | Colombian peso | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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ES | Spanish language |