Beautifully engraved certificate from the Arriba Gold Fields issued in 1929. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle pirched upon a rock sitting in front of a waterfront town. This item is hand signed by the company's president and secretary of the board and is over 74 years old. Statistics & Facts The population of Arriba is approximately 220. The approximate number of families is 138. The amount of land area in Arriba is 1.214 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers:. The distance from Arriba to Washington DC is 1489 statute miles. The distance to the Colorado state capital is 96 statute miles. (Statute miles are "as the crow flies") Arriba is positioned 39.28 degrees north of the equator and 103.27 degrees west of the prime meridian.