Río Negro - Humboldt`s Travels (sitios de interés)
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Date visited: May 7, 1800“From the mission of Yavita [Humboldt and Bonpland] crossed by land to the sources of the famous Río Negro. . . .About 30 Indians carried canoes through woods of Mani, Lecythis, and Laurus Cinamoides to the Caño (or creek) of Pimichin. It was by this small stream that the travelers entered the Río Negro, or Black River . . .”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
