CERRO NEGRO

cErro negro

 Cerro Black Location: Iquira - Tesalia

South and serving  li between Tesalia and Iquira limit, imposing and majestic Black Mountain rises. In the eighties, the Americans made ​​several expeditions stuck by the possibility of finding rich deposits of uranium, for some time established a tent camp on the back of the hill to pursue his detailed study whose outcome is unknown.

THE MESTIZA

In this beautiful site meet many families to enjoy a day of recreation and fun where it is customary to feast on a delicious Creole chicken stew , some people fishing recreate that there are some kinds of fish like sardines , bream .

Ò value and scenic tourist . the site is bound mestiza recreation , the bridge on holidays and all day june 24 san juan . Water delicious . Nice environmen.

BY:LEIDY YANIRA  GUARACA BETANCUR

Iquira city light !.

This town is a beauty, its people, its flora and fauna, history, culture and everything in it.
its lovely people with beautiful women and elegant men, that despite the nature of the violations has remained with its smell of wildflowers.
Its cozy park where we sat and talked and of course the saman tree Huila splendid ...

                                                                   MUNICIPAL PARK

The Township Park Iquira is an ideal retreat, permanent shelter for its beautiful saman is a tree highly valued by villagers from Iquira, surrounded by greenery, stands out for its beauty and majesty which in fact the park is recognized deparatamental level.

                                                      MUSICIANS THE MUNICIPALITY

Music has always been present in the culture iquireños in different scenarios, it is noted that music as art has fostered with great zeal and enthusiasm for what men are: cedeño Alcibiades, Hernando Peña, Jose Alfredo cedeño (cedeño) king, Ruben Dario, Octavio Amezquita, among others. fruits of these seeds and labor are adventure and creating groups like baroque mix.

PRESENTED BY: Lina Mercedes Vargas Zuñiga

MUSIC ACTIVE IN IQUIRA.

 The municipality of iquira counts with an authentic group or musical band. which has been well recognized at the departmental level, since it has managed to occupy the first place.

 It is a pride for us as people know that our town this lagging high thanks to as responsible young people and master REINEL Bolivar who have striven to bring forward such an excellent group.

 Thanks do not stop for them, because they will always make one of the most important figures that stand out as pleasant Township, since they have earned our love and appreciation and living in each of our hearts.

By: Andrea Liced Andrade Trujillo

       Mariana Zuñiga Hurtado 

 TRADE   IQUIRA

Trading in our beautiful town Iquira, very little although in recent years there has been increasing significantly since some traders from other areas and the same have dared to invest in our beautiful town, because the same people have realized that this town needs more trade and only a few places where we could find it necessary to the sustainability of iquireños were.

 

IQUIRA:

LANDSCAPES AND CULTURE

 

 

The beautiful gardens of the main park take visitors to other latitudes, but also remember that Iquira is a dreamy paradise west of

Huila.

 

 

Exceptional conditions presented iquireña small population, are complemented by the beautiful pool ready for locals and visitors.

 

 

Sobriety and tangible neatness in the beautiful building of the rectory, speak of the special conditions of human talent that still retains most of its native cultural traditions.

 

 

BY:

 

•  Arley Dubán Salazar Embús

 

 





IQUIRA:
 LOCATION, CENTRAL PARK AND PARISH CHURCH
 

 

Iquira Township is located in the western part of the department of Huila in the foothills of Mount Huila volcano. Dominates the mountainous topography feature, which alternates with valleys, plateaus, hills and small canyons.

Between Neiva and facilities Iquira electric plant that provides energy for the entire department are; They are worth admiring your intake, conveyance channel, reservoir and certainly the powerhouse.
In the Departmental Police Inspectorate Ríonegro, some terraces and indigenous remains that until today have not been investigated differ.


CENTRAL PARK

 

 

 

Ideal for retreat, permanent shelter of his beautiful ceiba and the fresh smell of its abundant coral and tidy plants.

 

 

 

PARISH CHURCH

 

 

 

The parish church and the rectory of Iquira have special attractions; there are ancient religious flavor and grandeur of the will of a people. Its construction was started late last century by Father Lucas Hortúa.

 

 

By:

• Johan Camilo Quintero Cabrera

 

MISSION AND VISION OF IQUIRA

Then the mission and vision of our beautiful town :



                                                                 MISSION
Leading by six lines of strategic action , a public policy that will lead to true social transformation Iquira , constantly seeking efficiency , effectiveness and quality in public administration , in order to continuously improve the quality of life of the population Iquira.







 

VISION
Iquira Municipality will be a model of social , community and civic life development; one Municipality where they can live in dignity , where opportunities to fully develop the capacities latent in its people and have as government priorities provide : the Organization, and the communal, ongoing and relentless pursuit of the welfare of its people improving their productivity . Iquira Huila be an organized municipality and civic culture ; competitive and connected to the global world; where development takes sustainably. In the Municipality of Iquira , he worked primarily in the community , where people encourage a sense of belonging , stimulating passion, love and duty for this land , where staff welfare is the result of the Joint Working.

 

   

  by:

 

CARLOS MARIO AROCA CASAS

NATURAL RESERVE "TARPEYA"

Our municipality has a nature reserve known as “TARPEYA”, in it we can find variety of flora and fauna, it also has a beautiful and refreshing waterfalls or water births, also has a beautiful trail, by which you can observe diversity of wild animals and plants , also has an orchard ecological, a hut and a house.

This is a place for recreation in which previously was going to camp the 20 best students of the college, now no longer can go because the institution prohibits the outputs and in addition the natural reserve is being preserved by the CAM.

By: 

• Maira Vanessa Covaleda Cabrera
• Paula Valentina Camacho Perdomo

HISTORY OF MARÍA AUXILIADORA COLLEGE (IQUIRA-HUILA)

HISTORY OF MARIA AUXILIADORA COLLEGE 
(IQUIRA-HUILA)

Given the urgent need to promote the education of youth Iquireña was founded in February 1967 by the school priest José Vicente Pérez prestante and other elements of the municipality, for primary and high school, led by the parish. Carry on behalf of Mary Help as the patron of the school.

The school started work on 20 February this year with grades 5 primary and 1 secondary, only female staff, under the direction of Father Perez (Joseph Vincent) and two teachers named in commission by the Department of Huila Maria Elena and Ana Silvia Pérez Zúñiga.

In October last year (1996) had been the pro-school board, consisting of the aforementioned priest and Mr. Miguel Cedeño, Arcesius Andrade, floresmiro Pérez, Ignacio Cadena, Leonardo Cordaba, Carlos Julio Salazar and Jaime Perdomo.

In 1968 he became co-educational school. In 1972 full cycle of basic education (1st to 4th high school as it is called at the time) and launches its current location.

In 1981 the community delivered its first class academic graduates (12 graduates).

In 1962 the school celebrates its "Silver Jubilee" in 2001 (a school that started with 29 children and 3 teachers) gives the community an approximate number of 50 graduates at its twenty-promotion; has 383 students enrolled and 22 teachers payroll.

Its enrollment has fluctuated between 29 in its founding year, and 417 in 2000.

In its 34 year history has been 3 generations of Iquireños approximately 3000 students and 50 teachers.

In 2003 in college Mary Help is fused into a single institution with centers Daniel Castro, Camilo Torres, preschool divine love day weekend, rural school Chaparro, the Hocha, Juancho and Villa Maria institutions now headquarters were called the school is now the administrative headquarters Mary Help was called and all together are called educational institution Mary Help. We will work with one PEI and one governing body this institution starts with the rectory of Alba Luz Yustres Tovar and coordinating Polo Gilberto Perez.

In 2003 before the resignation of Alba Luz Yustres Tovar assume quality manager Polo Perez and Gilberto who were directors of the institution Camilo Torres and Daniel Castro assumes the coordination of the new school, Nancy Trujillo of the first will be the coordinator and secondary Elizabeth Rojas Sanchez elementary. To start 2004 as rector arrives specialist Alirio Guevara Sánchez.

 Prepared by: Mabel Alejandra Yustres Velasco

                        María Alejandra Hurtado
                        Luisa Fernanda Rivas Ramírez 

vigías del patrimonio de Iquira

PROJECT "A GRANDFATHER Telling the Story '
TELL A STORY GRANDPA Project formulated MANY FACTORS ALSO IMPORTANT All thinking, tales of Como: 

Pick up the oral tradition of the city of Myths and Legends. We can let the grandparents take him to the grave. Tradition allows us to perpetuate the history of sin and yet not leave Lose the cultural memory of the locality. When El Niño given to Grandpa Tell me one story, which is opening the space for dialogue, rapprochement, the union query. When sitting around Sons and grandsons of Parents or grandparents themselves THIS Rebuilding the social fabric, which has been lost and some Separated Media, especially TV. 
Through these stories Grandpa teaches his grandson one the many rules of morality, religion, Custom, courtesy, respect, obedience, tolerance, loyalty, Values ​​Team Work So many have been lost. Also creates AS Core element UN The UN Adequate space in para Peacemaking Families and Social Harmony. Start a Child appreciate the grandfather and not relegate That will allow for a UN Background With Far nursing home or family. Returns the parent or family patriarch and his old one back Integration's Important again, the head of the Owner, the boss. The Story Told BY THE is More Nice and El Niño The Best Experience do if chronicles grandfather. SE Open book in which children can read the story of people do. Do not Skip That: All YOUR stories to the grave with. 

Book Introduction GRANDFATHER A Heritage CUENTOVigías Huila 2007

The Group began RECOVERY IN 1998 CULTURE IQUIREÑA

Presented by:

* Julieta Carolina Góngora Cerquera

* Maira Mercedes Cedeño Obregón

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history of Huila Iquira

third period

history of Huila Iquira

.The Iquira foundation dates from 1694 by order of Francisco Martinez de Ospina who gives him the name of San Francisco de Iquira a town built in what is now known alley, exactly are the territories of farms El Carmen , La Mestiza and San Mateo. Its first inhabitants were, the Paez Indians on suspicion of a possible attack by the Indians decided to move Pijaos population that occupies the site today for being high ground, strategically placed to see the enemy. So given the name "High Mountains" as meaning that primitive voices gave the word Iquira. In order to spread the Catholic faith among Aboriginal parents in 1656 founded a Franciscan center doctrine and imposing St. Francis of Assisi as their patron.

In L672 captains Perdomo Francisco Betancourt, Francisco Trujillo and Castro, Alfonso Montealegre and others, tried to raise the village to the category of town with the name of Alley Iquira. This attempt is unsuccessful why the village is abandoned as did the Spaniards in all people who did not accept their whims. Iquira In 1887 he was 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 to the category Iquira township, passing it back to Yaguará belong, a situation that never consolidated considered. In 1915 by the Honorable ordinance number 034 Departmental Assembly defined the limits of the municipality. Power Plants in 1955 gave the service Iquira river hydroelectric plant as a first generation system installed in the department with a capacity of about 4.500KW. In 1969, Mary Help College is founded and starts working with 13 students in 1971 and seeks to serve the community a branch of the Caja Agraria charge of financial services for farmers.

edited by:

  Andres Mauricio Rodriguez Ordoñez
Gian Carlos Peña
  

ECONOMY IQUIRA HUILA

 

economy Iquira Huila

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE: 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 the other; a nonexistent secondary sector by the total absence of processing of raw materials and a tertiary sector represented by lower commercial activity from population centers and the provision of basic public services in the community. Primary Sector: All the local economy revolves around agricultural production, with clear predominance of coffee monoculture in areas of medium and high slope above 1,400 masl located in the upper part of the county seat, the areas of Valencia, San Luis and Rio Black with sidewalks. There is an extensive cattle as the predominant activity in the territories located below the town, on the river valleys Alley Iquira lower river.

Also cocoa, cassava, plantain, maize, annual crops such as beans, peas, vegetables, fruit, passion fruit, blackberry, lulo, tree tomato. Secondary Sector: In the absence of agro-processing facilities for local production, it can be said that the development of this sector is too limited to fledgling and artisan dairy processing and other traditional foods. Tertiary Sector: Corresponds to commercial service activities being carried out locally. The commercial activity is centered three operating urban population centers as development hubs for the influence on surrounding communities; It is characterized by retail type and geared to meet the basic needs of the community for both subsistence and family in acquiring agricultural inputs under

A higher level trade develops between Iquira, Black River, Valencia and neighboring urban centers, which function as the final destination of agricultural and livestock production; and as a source for the supply of local merchants. In terms of the most important services are the character of house aqueduct, telephone, electricity and sewage, both in rural and urban centers.

EDITED BY:

• EDGAR EDUARDO TAMAYO BOHADA
• LEIDY MARCELA BUYUCUE HOYOS
• CAMILA CASTRO LAVAO