©
Quibdo trip planner
Create a fully customized
day by day itinerary for free
day by day itinerary for free
Quibdo
Quibdó is the capital city of Chocó Department, in western Colombia, on the Atrato River. The municipality of Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 km² and a population of 100,000. mainly consisting of Afro Colombians and Zambo Colombians.HistoryIn prehistoric times the Chocó rainforest served as a major barrier isolating the Mesoamerican and Andean civilisations, and the extremely humid climate also failed to attract the Spanish colonists. The region was eventually granted by the Emberá Indians to the Franciscan order in 1648, but subsequent attacks by hostile tribes meant attempts at settlement were abandoned, only to be established again six years later.It was not until the nineteenth century when there was interest in finding a shipping route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to avoid traveling via the Straits of Magellan that the Chocó region again became of significant interest to European colonial powers, as the Atrato River Valley was thought the best possibility for this purpose by the explorer Alexander von Humboldt; however it was eventually shelved in favour of the Panama Canal. At the same time research on using the Chocó to connect the Pacific and Atlantic was being carried out, gold and platinum were discovered in the Atrato Valley and this ensured Quibdó’s growth and status as the chief town in the region.Explore the family-friendly attractions of Quibdo and add them to your vacation plans using our Colombia holiday planning site.
Source
Create a full itinerary — for free!
-
Build a trip
Tell us where and when you
want to go, we will build
the best sightseeing itinerary -
Refine it
You have complete flexibility on your destinations and itinerary -
Book as a package
Use our travel agents to get
package savings and hassle free booking -
Enjoy your trip!
Enjoy our 24x7
on-trip assistance
Places to visit with Quibdo
Recently planned trips to Quibdo
21 days in Colombia
BY A USER FROM UNITED KINGDOM
Cartagena
Tayrona National Park
Medellin
6 days in Choco Department
BY A USER FROM COLOMBIA
Quibdo
Bahia Solano
Sapzurro
7 days in Choco Department
BY A USER FROM PORTUGAL
Bahia Solano
Capurgana
Nuqui
11 days in Choco Department
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Quibdo
Nuqui
Bahia Solano
15 days in Choco Department
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Quibdo
Nuqui
Bahia Solano
16 days in Colombia
BY A USER FROM UNITED KINGDOM
Bogota
Medellin
Quibdo