. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 11. Botany; Botany. Fig. 4—The patriarch of the Arhuacos. The Negro Village of Pueblo Viejo The trail proceeds to the negro village of Pueblo Viejo (Fig. 3). at an altitude of 2800 feet. In spite of its name the hamlet is relatively new. replacing the now extinct village of San Antonio, the disappearance of which is variously ascribed to destruction by Colombian soldiers during the last revolution or by civilizados who drove out the inhabitants or by fires set by the Indians in retaliation against the blacks. Living conditions at Pueblo X'iej
. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 11. Botany; Botany. Fig. 4—The patriarch of the Arhuacos. The Negro Village of Pueblo Viejo The trail proceeds to the negro village of Pueblo Viejo (Fig. 3). at an altitude of 2800 feet. In spite of its name the hamlet is relatively new. replacing the now extinct village of San Antonio, the disappearance of which is variously ascribed to destruction by Colombian soldiers during the last revolution or by civilizados who drove out the inhabitants or by fires set by the Indians in retaliation against the blacks. Living conditions at Pueblo X'iejo are no better than on the coast from the point of view of accommodations, but climate and surroundings are more agreeable. The village, though in itself unattractive, nestles among grass-covered hills domi- nated by the precipitous Cerro Nanu. The higher altitude, with its cool nights and abundant rainfall, adds greatly to the health of the people and to the luxuriance of plant life. Bananas and plantains reach a huge size, with stalks 15 feet high and a foot in diameter. Sugar cane is a prolific grower. The natives are less diseased, and the pigs are fatter. Two valuable additions to the food supply are to be found here—milk and oranges. As far as climate and soil are concerned. Pueblo X'iejo is a region that could be k>\^ ?) \ f ?) ' > .1. r \ I ' 4k lillMM 1 .iijI^.^M '^^, V^H, :\^t agriculturally developed with success. Almost any type of crop that flourishes in the tropics or subtropics could be grown. The cultivated plants now to be found there include oranges, bananas, plantains, sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, onions, cab- bages, arracacha {Conium arracacha), potatoes, beans, and yams. The oranges gathered at San Francisco near by proved to be sweet and juicy. Apples and toma- toes could undoubtedly be grown with equal success. Coffee is not raised but is grown in quantity in identical regions elsewhere in the Sierra Nevada. Life at Pueblo X'iejo would, u
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