▁alt itudes ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁m ▁over se a ▁level ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁and ▁decre asing ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁municipality ▁has ▁two ▁main ▁rivers ; ▁the ▁M ana ure ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Chi ria imo ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre - Col umb ian ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁Boh ures ▁ind igen ous ▁group , ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib s ▁which ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁region ▁from ▁what ▁is ▁present - day ▁Venezuela ▁crossing ▁the ▁Ser ran ía ▁del ▁Per ij á ▁mountain ▁range . ▁ ▁Republican ism ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁M ana ure ▁was ▁initially ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Los ▁Rob les ▁La ▁Paz . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁M ana ure ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁a ▁far mer ▁named ▁Buen av ent ura ▁May a ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁Found er ▁Buen av ent ura ▁May a ▁named ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁Ca ci que ▁M ana ure ▁which ▁ruled ▁Mar aca ib o . ▁▁ ▁M ana ure ▁acquired ▁importance ▁due ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁coffee ▁and ▁c ocoa ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁M ana ure ▁became ▁a ▁cor reg imiento ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Los ▁Rob les ▁La ▁Paz . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁civil ▁war