Cuevas del Chaparro It belongs to the Vereda Alto de La Hocha , Vereda El Chaparro , Vereda El Callejon It joins with the following streams : Quebrada La Chorrera , Rio Alley , Quebrada Coal , Quebrada La Sal , Rio Iquira , about El Guamal , Quebrada El Cachingo , Quebrada Aguablanca , Quebrada La Quinta, Quebrada de Juanchaco , Quebrada Guasimalito , Quebrada El Guineal , Rio Macuri , River Parcarni , about El Pinal, Quebrada Paredes. It is also one of the natural resource Turistico ma and more importants of Iquira For Your paradisiac landscape, to enjoy in family...

                                                                                                By:Jhuliet Capera

TALENT IQUIRA A HOTBED ATHLETES.

TALENT IQUIRA A HOTBED ATHLETES.

Iquira is a very interesting town for its climate, its coffee, its rivers (although they are slowly drying up unawareness of citizens), its people, its beautiful women and sport. Iquira has been characterized as a competitive sport village especially in basketball. It has always been the municipal and even departmental qualifiers thanks to its great coach yadnolver Correa a former athlete basketball which teaches their knowledge to these children who are the future to be great athletes of national and international, and benefit the municipality of Iquira.

There are other sports you play the beautiful people of light huila city, such as: football and volleyball. In football we have great figures but unfortunately not be shown by the lack of resources and professionals who come to town to teach their knowledge and taking them to train hard as are the headhunters, the same happens in volleyball, practiced but he does not get to championships. I wish the people who visit this article realize what we want for our athletes go forward in basketball to reach big leagues like the NBA, in football for these stars shine in the big leagues as the Premier League , league BBVA etc. I know it's big ambition but we can achieve. Let Iquira city light sport is also our future!. 

by: Wilmar Eduardo Yucuma Cardozo                    grade:1002

pollution in our town

pollution in our town has been somewhat so to speak and it is the truth that lives around the world, we have cnciencia that the way we pollute any part of our municipality, either elsewhere are still one more contaminants must to be aware because these contaminations starting oil industries affect us much, these contaminations have hard given us our town is no longer the same, the weather is not the same, people become sometimes selfish and fear to enter their territory as they enter those companies that claim to be of great help to improve, what they do is doing more decline in pollution, corruption and other ... but this is not the case, this Driving first past Iquira by contamination of oil, this wind your way through the contamination of the oil industries despite that employ them a few is not at all satisfactory for our town. that is why I invite you all peers that we help our town. to find ways that our town is not polluted, the rivers are being contaminated by the same companies, and icluso by mismop man and that water down there is often the same as we eat, and it is not up to no good us ... let's start to change and become aware.





by: kerly jhoana trujillo ramirez 1002.

pines in Iquira, city light.

pines in our town are very cute in the way of appreciating, really the way as seen from above is a good thing, is very beautiful, something that fills us with total satisfaction, take our people this kind of pine really they call attention to all tourists that are coming to our town or passing by. is a very good visit there, venture and observe all this majestic nature, have not yet had the opportunity to visit but I would love to do because with that we would know much more of our town, and especially venture with our friends, family etc . It must be an extraordinary journey full of anecdotes and stories to tell the return of this. This is not a place visited by people of this town, much less tourists but must be good, being able to go there would be best, which is why friends who I invite all of you to someday visit this place and we appreciate all this scenery and the freshness that should do there, appreciate and enjoy the tranquility of the place, also with our family would be something phenomenal.




by: juan manuel aldana caviedes. 1002

Eldership our house Iquira...

the eldership our house Iquira is a very quiet place, a place full of peace where are some of our relatives, also are many grandparents of which when we go is very likely to tell us many stories we tell many anecdotes and others. ..
we must learn to have more respect for them because they are the ones who have lived for many more years, and has much more experience, who have many more experiences and know better the value of life, what it is and how important What is it. we should learn a lot from them because they are the ones who will die soon but will stay with anecdotes and stories from them. It is why it is very important this place, we must visit him and watch him, bring a small detail to them that surely agraderan wholeheartedly, take advantage of our free time on them, going and helping what more we can ... I make this invitation because we as young much time left for us and better than visiting this as quiet as it is the eldership in our town place, I hope that through this blog are aware not only people living in this people, but also people living in different parts of the department.



by: dario andres pillimue muñoz. 1002

Maria Auxiliadora Hospital

The hospital in our town, is fundamental for us, its administration, its medical staff and others have a great experience and are well aware of their role to be developed, which is why I'm talking about this.

is a state agency that helps us a lot when we encounter illness, when we have some our family there as they watch for them and for us, we try to manage what we have, keep us stable, and these facilities they are one of those that we most care today, as it is for the benefit of all, so, I invite everyone to be more sympathetic to them, the people who work there and take care of this administration, to care for for us it is essential. We must take care of all this and I care too much talk today about this, because for many only serves when needed and this should not be.

by: jesus alberto  montealegre aquite

Iquira-huila "city light huila"

Iquira-huila "city light huila"

Location:

 This municipality is located in the mountainous area of ​​the northwestern region of Huila department and is part of the buffer zone of Nevado del Huila National Natural Park, its land is steep relief, with slopes greater than 50%. Your Municipal head is 75 kilometers from Neiva Huila department capital. Dominates the mountainous topography feature, which alternates with valleys, plateaus, hills and small canyons.

 History:

 In 1672 the captains Francisco Perdomo Betancourt, Francisco Trujillo Castro, Alfonso de Montealegre and others, tried to raise the village to the category of town with the name Iquira Alley. This attempt is unsuccessful reason why the village is abandoned as did the Spanish in all people who did not accept his whims. In 1887 Iquira is promoted to the category of Municipality, as a result of the Thousand Days' War and the ravages left by this, the ability to go Iquira to the status of judges, passing to belong again to Yaguará was considered situation that never

consolidated. On April 10, 1915 by ordinance number 034 the Honorable Departmental Assembly

He defined the limits of the municipality.

In 1955 Powerplant service gave River Hydroelectric Plant Iquira as Prime System

Generation installed in the Department with a capacity of about 4.500KW. With regard to this great

Iquira event is known as "Luz of  Huila city"

by:cristian camilo tierradentro hoyos

Current Problems Of Our Town

Our municipality is now encountered a situation that can definitely change our town, I mean the oil income who want to exploit our town, fro the benefit of them. all iquireños of we put a stop to all this and say no to all those who wish to receive our support bear in mind that a sect of these would do to change completely our municipality because these mega projects  every day our town would  lose its essence and I means climate, crops and everything wonderful that we find in the we must think about the future of the new generations are those that will live this change and  will suffer because of our action and all those things we did at a time and that do not think about the consequences that  could come with the passage of time.

By: Karen Daniela Cedeño Castillo

Coffee Iquira Economy

In municipality of iquira coffe is one of the main products brings economic resources to the different job many people and excellent. invested the quality to municipality several awards for it's excellent quality where one of the paths to am made these awards has been villa maria where have had several satisfaciones for it's excellent quality of coffe, much of the trails of the municipality grow cofee which is your sour entrance to hold their families.

By: juan camilo quintero almario



Economic Structure Iquira

Economic Structure Iquira

The local economic system has a basic structure common to most municipalities in the department of Huila, based on the existence of a primary sector, where agricultural activities take precedence over others; a secondary sector with the transformation of raw materials and a tertiary sector represented by lower commercial activity from population centers and the provision of basic public services community. All local economic system revolves around agricultural production, with clear predominance of coffee monoculture in areas of medium and high slope above the 1,400 m.s.n.m. located inthe upper part of the municipal head, Valencia sectors, san luis, and black river with its paths.

by: Indri Carolina Montes

IQUIRA NOT EXPLOTED

We demand the revocation of the environmental license granted to the multinational Telpico for oil exploration in the block called VSM22 located in the municipality of Iquira - Teruel- Yaguará the department of Huila . The company has not made prior consultations with indigenous communities in the area established in Decree 1320 of 1998. In addition , this area has great water wealth and great biodiversity that could be affected by this operation , hurting farmers who depend on these sources for their survival. According to studies by the University Coperativa if this area were to disappear or affected much of Huila is not have the amount of oxygen that today has . Therefore , we demand that this environmental license to protect this wealth that provides water and oxygen to the department of Huila revoked.

IQUIRA MOBILIZED WITH TELPICO

An impressive mobilization against oil exploitation by Telpico was made over the weekend by the Committee for the Defense of Land, Water and Life Iquira.
The march was attended by more than three thousand people from the districts and villages in the municipality such as Black River, Santa Barbara, Chaparro, St. Lucia, Ibirco, San Luis, Juancho, Lot, Valencia Peace, Guamal, Cachingo High and Low, La Hocha, Jao, Villa Maria, Nazareth, Lejanías, San Francisco and Limonar.
Also represented were also the Asoquimbo, Crihu, luggage Rio Black, Indigenous Guard, Atch, ādiḥ, Iquira Municipal Council, religious communities, educational institution Mary Help Golden Spikes, Community Radio station, group media organizations.
Amid the banners and speeches that were launched along the route, the municipal band and the group of Andean music of indigenous communities, they enlivened the day.
Participants demanded that the National Agency of Environmental Licenses, Anla, the immediate repeal of the environmental license granted to the company Telpico and the national government moratorium on energy policy.
The demonstrators expressed support for the referendum, next to be held in the city of Ibague, against mining.
The Committee for the Defense of Land, Water and Life on 25 August will participate in the installation of the Social Mesa Mining Energy for the moratorium on mineroenergética policy and a new sovereign and independent model.Asoquimbo highlighted the committed work of the organizing committee.

Laura Mercedes Rivas Carvajal     Grado:1002

High Quality Of Education Iquireña

High Quality Of Education Iquireña

From the above it follows that there is a high level of education in Iquira, and the quality of education of INEMAUXI of Iquira is high.

The overall average in the ICFES tests INEMAUXI is higher than the average S.I. Municipal Montessori pitalito, the S.I. Jenaro Diaz Garzon Jordan and other schools in the department of Huila.

The good results in tests ICFES 2015, it is no coincidence; due to the good work done by all teachers and directives S.I. Maria Auxiliadora of Iquira.


by: Juan Manuel Vargas Leiva

THE DINING ROOM SAN FRANCISCO OF ASIS ÍQUIRA- HUILA

THE DINING ROOM SAN FRANCISCO OF ASIS ÍQUIRA- HUILA

Was created  five years ago  by  the  priest  Regulo Perez Hernandez with support  of the  benefactors that monthly  give a contribution , to give the  lunch at present  thirty-eight  elderly . Has a committee of teen volunteers as President Monica Trujillo, as prosecutor Blanca Hoyos, as treasurer Miller Velasquez, as Secretary Nancy Cerquera. Was initiated with the support of San Vicente De Paul and was constituted as a group Vicentino, there was with the visit of the Vincentian Sisters, whose motto is served the elderly and infirm. At present known how group parochial social of San Francisco De Asis with the current support of priest Edwin which is the new parson.

The service of lunch with a work specific to give best service and grow up economically for what future have better solidity.

As resources have the sales of articles articles, of the sales of foods the Sundays after of the holy Eucharist of the eight o'clock.

There markets that are collected in time of party such as parties employers, San Isidro which is a support very large. It is a work very big of God that touches the heart all the people who know this magnificent work.

Annually there is a big event of Feast of solidarity, in the have been received large contributions of community. The lounge parochial Juan Pablo II, with the rental occasional for some event is another entrance of collaboration.

On the table are analyzing projects directed by priest Edwin to enlarge and build economically this institution solidarity. Such projects are Dresses of the hand helping of international organizations. Is said there is nothing difficult but a man incapable, why some day God call us and put in our hands the mission of serve without instinctive any.

God bless this great work and know reward who is over and support these works.

By: Eduar Camilo Zuñiga Tamayo

MY JOY

MY JOY

Or munucipality has many centers tourist as the reserve of tarpeya the ridge of the cross, the caves of chaparro a mong other.

Our people is pleasant and very solidarity we count with variety of products that the cultivate in our fields that are fertile and enough acceptable for produce very good products. 

In conclusion our municipality is wonderfui because we have all the that a person need for be happy therefore is that our iquira is that our iquira is beautiful.

by: Yessica Marcela Flor Dias

Characters Iquira-Huila

Lourdes González Toro

She was born on August 18th, 1955 in the municipality of Íquira-Huila, where she has lived all her life. Educator profession of School María Auxiliadora, also stands as a great historian.

Angelino daughter Gongora and Maria Gonzalez Toro Stela Medina and second among eight siblings, married to Jesus Nain Castro with whom she had six children.

Studied primary in rural girls' school in 1967, at the Educational Institution Maria Auxiliadora studied until the ninth grade and then in the upper normal Neiva where she earned his title and in 1993 earned her degree as Bachelor Basic Education Primary Surcolombiana University.

As vigía cultural heritage, she has managed to inform all Iquireños their abilities and passion for yours town, leaving it up with interesting research and historical reviews of the municipality to be valued and desired.

Jose Elías González Toro

He was born on November 25th, 1958 in the municipality of Íquira, realized his primary studies at the school of men and even basic education in the Educational Institution Maria Auxiliadora, a BA from Santa Librada National College, Bachelor of Primary Basic, title that Surcolombiana awarded the University.

Among the most significant achievements is the award of the Community Radio Station Stereo Iquira community, which directs and management with great achievements tuning at the local and regional level, he managed the instrumentation for the Municipal Band, among other important achievements.

José Alfredo Cedeño Trujillo (Rey Cedeño)

He was born in the town of Íquira the February 28th, 1969 in the home formed by Don Alcibiades Cedeno and Gabriela Trujillo. He completed his primary studies at the Inspectorate Valencia de la Paz and sixth to eighth in Educational Institution Maria Auxiliadora. Iquireño that force rhyme and music has made a whole summary of creativity deserve certainly a special recognition, musician vocation and profession, singer-songwriter who meets among his works "Quiero ser feliz" and many others, it shows a great talent. He has recorded in Sonolux, Codiscos. Another of his achievements is being founder of Grupo Baché.

Priest Carmelo Carrato

In August 1983 she arrives at the parish San Francisco de Asís Íquira Township, Father Carmelo Carrato, born in Cuccaro-Vetero-Italy on March 9, 1946. He was ordained as an Oblato son of Nuestra Señora of the Divino Amor priest June 22, 1974.

The priest Carrato undoubtedly made history being the manager great progress in this municipality driving major works.

Priest Regulo Perez Hernádez

His ordination as a priest was on January 16, 1955, in the municipality of Garzón, after his ordination he traveled to the municipality of Íquira to your vacation, where he made his first confession and first person who was buried as a priest, to a young woman from the village of the municipality Chaparro; Garzón then returned to where he was serving as Vicar for nine months because of the violence came just retreats to the municipality of Garzón, where later he was assigned Parish in San José del Altico.

In 1962 he was transferred to the town of Oporapa Huila in 1965 in the municipality of Garzón and in 1968 returned to the Cathedral of Garzón, where he stayed a few months, January 4, 1968 was sent haca the municipality of Santa María where he remained for seven years, then spent time in the town of Baraya and for the first time in 1978 came to his native land of Íquira to exercise and how priest where he remained for some time and then transferred to the municipality of Palermo where he remained for twenty years, then the municipality of Yaguará; in 2008 again returned to the municipality of Íquira, and then is transferred to Neiva.

By: Laura Sofía Tamayo Zúñiga 10-02

Forest Reserve Tarpeya

Location: sidewalk Juancho

It is located northwest of the Department of Huila, 81 km from the city Neiva in Juancho village in the municipality of Iquira, at a distance of 6 km from the town, and saw that the trail leads to Villa Maria.

This park is equipped with an adequate cabin to receive the eco tourists who visit, with a capacity for fifty people and also has a GUI that takes you through the forest and waterfalls.

In Tarpeya tourism it is encouraged and strengthened as a center for experimental research to the practice of forestry and environmental studies offered to institutions, universities, colleges, schools  and community. This research center has allowed some organizations to conduct studies in different areas.

Tarpeya is a nature reserve that serves as administrative headquarters of the Nevado del Huila NNP, has altitudes between 1,300 and 2,500 meters above sea level; Minimum temperature 15 ° C and 32 ° C and average maximum temperatures between 18 ° C - 22 ° C; The reserve has a total area of ​​474 hectares, made up of lots or Tarpeya (house and surroundings), El Meson, Rincon, Chicoral, Casas Verdes, Colombia, Kikuyal and Limbo sites.

biodiversity

Tarpeya Forest Reserve is the habitat for countless birds, mammals, insects that help balance and maintain biodiversity. As for fauna they are: deer, foxes, armadillos, squirrels, borugas, guaras, chucuros, stingrays, bears, ocelots, monkeys, sloths, bush dogs, weasels; birds: eagles, hawks, turkeys, guichas, redfish, yataroas, tintinas, muchileros, toripiscos, tominejos mountain, blackbirds, embarradoras, cardinals, woodpeckers; reptiles: snakes (oxtail chili, coral, false coral, hunter, X, cabuya), frogs and countless insects.

By: Dumar Andres Arias Mosquera.

community radio station

the November 25, 1994 I aired the Iquira station stereo compubliq (advertising company Iquira) jose gonsales elias toro (manager-director) and Luis Hernando yustres hoyos, pedro barrera arias, milciades hurtado Valderrama , frank alvin Cazallas, francisco gonsales toro between others.For few months, from then on compubliq it was acquired by jose elias gonzales toro station and continued operating until 1995 when it was created Community communications corporation ordered the closure of the stations in the country that had no license. the corporation as an issuer license request, and in March 1997 he was accepted its application by the ministry, was soon back in the air.

initially it was located at the home of Luis Hernando yustres, on the corner of the second street race sixth. subsequently it was located in the house maria wake bull (lane 4 n 4-60). on April 29, 2000 was the assembly of asomeco (association of community media and culture huila) in Iquira and the next day the inauguration of the new headquarters, built by jose gonzales elias bull on the street 6n was 11-04 neighborhood friends, and finally works inthe hill district of the cross where he currently works. the transmitter and antenna are located in a batch of the municipality of Iquira, left on loan to compubliq.

by: brayan david cruz diaz 1002

The Flag

Ir consists of three diagonal stripes: a left upper green which means abundant resources and hope in the future of its inhabitants; a thinner blue in the center indicating the water wealth Iquira especially the river that generates energy for the first hydroelectric plants of the third departamento. The, lower right, yellow symbolizes wealth and wisdom who have had illustrious children of the municipality. Iquira flag will have the same dimensions of the national flag.

By: Oscar Daniel Duran Barrera                             1002

CAMINO REAL

The road that has served for centuries as a contact point between the history of Huila and America, travels a great distance by the municipality of Iquira, following the route through the landscape that seems to have drawn the same nature.

The main route of the highway that goes from west to land Popayan and off through north and south of the territory coming from Teruel crossing the paths of the cane, Dinde, delight and Santa Barbara, where even some segments are preserved ; besides the high road is south of Mount black hill, bordering tesalia, this borders on the sidewalk the cachimbo with an extension of 2 kilometers.

This path is known as the only gateway to the southern provinces achieving the division of the road with a branch to Peru that connected Santa Fe with Popayan, the southern areas and remove where two other branches were opened, the first coming the moor of guanacos silver, Neiva, Tocayman; the second by Cali, Buga, Cartago, Quindio, Ibagué, deep and Santa Fe de Bogota, where provinces were so trajinadas by taking goods paijaos travelers.

Today are still preserved the hydraulic engineering built to allow people who pass not damaged.

By: Charid Manuel Cedeño Cedeño 10-02

Chaparro caves

Chaparro caves

 caves Chaparo is located in the village of El Chaparro, an hour about the urban municipality of Iquira, Cave Chaparro is a natural cavity in the ground caused by the action of water and tributaries throughout the centuries, it worth knowing his remarkable canyons and mazes. exotic and a blanket is much wildlife in its cavities, these caves are moist and dark; its diameter is very variable, since in some parts only happens one person, this site is definitely a very exotic tourist destination not to be missed if you are in the municipality of Iquira.
my part, I invite each and every one of you to visit this place, a very atractvo place, a place that we can share not only the family but also with our friends, but first of all we cherish this heritage.
see this place from afar is very nice because as soon see it at first sight and we want to get to the caves and enjoy a swim, enjoy our friends, have a great time, and surely many of you not only that they are natives of this municipality, but also from other parts of our department or our country visit this beautiful place and surely will want to visit again.



by:jesus alberto montealegre aquite

HIKE VILLA MARIA.

this walk was made with grades we say and eleven, with programming sotfware in coordination with the Seine and which was on the sidewalk villa maria, we found there was a great ride because many we did not know this beautiful place and today I want to share with each of you. It is a walk of about three hours and enjoyed each place we visit, that freshness that is breathed in some places, and above all ... the view that we can get when we're there, at the top. is an excessively quiet, peaceful and other place, I invite you all to traveling to this place, go with friends, family and enjoy not only the freshness, but also of the view that you can get from above. It was an experience personally, very funny, full of many anecdotes, many memories that will surely remember for a long time. Villa Maria is a verda filled with many very nice people, and on the way we also find fruit trees such as tangerines, oranges, blackberries, strawberries, and some that we can enjoy the best. again, I make the invitation to this beautiful place, and if we will travel there not pollute the environment with garbage and much more that you can enjoy.
To get there we can go on the road leading to the hill of the cross, because for there we shall render a little more the way and we have a panorama also from the hill of the cross, in the company of our patron san francisco asis.











BY: NESTOR FERNANDO PEÑA PERDOMO 1002.

History Iquira

Founded: January 14, 1694

Name / the founder: Francisco Martinez de Ospina



The foundation of Iquira dates back to 1694 by order of Francisco Martinez de Ospina who gives the name of San Francisco de Iquira a town built in what is now known alley, exactly are the territories of the farms El Carmen, La Mestiza and San Mateo. Its first inhabitants were, the Paez Indians on suspicion of a possible attack by the Indians Pijaos decided to move the people to the site it occupies today for being high ground, with strategic position to spot the enemy. So it is given the name of "High mountains" as meaning that primitive voices gave the word Iquira. In order to spread the Catholic faith among Aboriginal parents in 1656 the Franciscans founded a center of doctrine and imposed on St. Francis of Assisi as its patron. In l672 the captains Francisco Perdomo Betancourt, Francisco Trujillo and Castro, Alfonso de Montealegre and others, tried to raise the village to the category of town with the name of Iquira Alley. This attempt is unsuccessful reason why the village is abandoned as did the Spanish in all people who did not accept his whims. In 1887 Iquira is promoted to the category of municipality and by 1907 the construction of the temple began with the participation of all residents led by Lucas Ortiza priest; initiative was postponed by the war of 1000 days. As a result of that war and the ravages left by this the ability to go Iquira to the category of judges, passing to belong again to Yaguará, a situation that never consolidated considered. In 1915 ordinance number 034 by the Honorable Departmental Assembly defined the limits of the municipality. In 1955 Powerplant service it gave the Iquira river hydroelectric plant as a first generation system installed in the apartment with a capacity of about 4.500KW. In 1969, the Maria Auxiliadora College is founded and starts working with 13 students and in 1971 is at the service of the community a branch of the Caja Agraria in charge of financial services for farmers.

by: Maryeth Yubena Cortez Chambo.