Cariboo Chilcotin BC. Named after the woodland caribou that once populated the area in abundance, the Cariboo-Chilcotin was the first region of the interior north to be settled by Europeans. In fact, at one point, this area, delineated by the forks of the Quesnel River and the Cariboo Mountains, was a thriving centre and an important part of British Columbia's colonialism. Today, the famous Gold Rush that breathed life into the region is long over. The area is under-populated and, for the most part, wild - which gives it an untamed charm you won't find anywhere else in the province.