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