About Rivers
Zac Steimle
The area surrounding Las Delicias is a land of rivers. Heavy rains on the coastal plains and in the high Andes Mountains pour down the rivers and flow into the Pacific Ocean. By the time these rivers swell past Las Delicias they can be broad and swollen. For centuries these rivers have been the best modes of transportation. Small rivers can be navigated with canoe and poles. In the bigger rivers they use larger canoes and outboard motors.
These days a “road” has been punched into the jungled and swamps. The road is more a dirt track that is prone to washouts. But even so, buses now have regular schedules into the swampy jungle communities. Depending on where you are going, the bus might be a better way to go. But there are also regular canoe services up and down some of the bigger rivers.
photo by Zac Steimle Chio and her uncle making their way down a smaller tributary.
Photo by Zac Steimle The river that passes through Las Delicias
Photo by Zac Steimle The city of Borbon the County Seat