Nechi

Nechí stands where the river of that name meets the Cauca, in the low, wet country of northern Antioquia. The Nechí drains a gold-bearing basin before joining the larger river. By 1636 a hamlet known as San Antonio de Bermejal offered a resting place to travellers on these waterways. Routes from the port led towards Zaragoza and the mining districts, and towards Yarumal and the old provincial capital of Santa Fe de Antioquia.