Institutionalization of the Risaralda department. The first step for the “advanced administrative decentralization” of the “departamento piloto” 1966 – 1986.

This article is inserted in the 50th anniversary of the department of Risaralda,and it brings a revision of its first years of institutional life, tracking down thedescentralization proccess in which was prioritized road infraestructure andpublic services such as sewerage, aqueduct and hydroelectric...