▁in ▁La ▁Gu aj ira . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁hot ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁conflict . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁of ▁La ▁Jag ua ▁de ▁I bir ico ▁borders ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁with ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁B ec err il ; ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁with ▁Venezuela ; ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁with ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Ch ir igu ana ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁with ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁El ▁Pas o . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁were ▁the ▁Ch ir igu an ás . ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁period , ▁some ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁tribes ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁Ar hu ac os ▁and ▁Y uc os ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁La ▁Jag ua ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Juan ▁Ram on ▁de ▁I bir ico . ▁ ▁La ▁Jag ua ▁de ▁I bir ico ▁became ▁a ▁municipality ▁by ▁ordin ance ▁ 0 0 5 ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁rud iment ary ▁explo itation ▁of ▁coal ▁began ▁but ▁with ▁little ▁results ▁due ▁to ▁in ex per ience . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁government ▁spons ored ▁Car b oc ol ▁gave ▁con cess ions ▁to ▁min ing ▁companies . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Information , ▁La ▁Jag ua ▁de ▁I bir ico ▁ ▁La ▁Jag ua ▁de ▁I bir