Article ID: CBB293952199

The arrival of wagons to the Andes: Construction of the Cambao Wagon Road in 1880s Colombia (June 2020)

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Duran, Xavier (Author)
Holmes Páez (Author)
Camilo Torres (Author)


The Journal of Transport History
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 70-88


Publication Date: June 2020
Edition Details: Special issue: The Historical Ironies of Roads
Language: English

The slow adoption of wagon roads on the Andes is an event widely noted. In this article we document the arrival of the first wagon road to the Andes: the Cambao wagon road connecting Bogotá to the Magdalena river valley in 1885. The road projects, its construction and traffic once it opened are presented and discussed using a variety of newly identified archival sources. It is argued that the historic and economic significance of this technological milestone was probably obscured by the all too soon expected arrival of railways.

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Authors & Contributors
Appelbaum, Nancy P.
García, Mónica
Mächler, Alejandro Quintero
Núñez, Paula Gabriela
Diego Molina
Varón-Carvajal, Lisette
Concepts
Geography
Science and society
Public health
Chorography
Science and culture
Violence
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
Places
Colombia
Andes
Peru
Amazon River Region (South America)
Latin America
Argentina
Institutions
UNESCO
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