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| San Lorenzo de la Cordillera de los Altos | |
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| Coordinates: 25°14′0″S 57°15′0″W / 25.233333°S 57.25°WCoordinates: 25°14′0″S 57°15′0″W / 25.233333°S 57.25°W | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Department | Cordillera |
| Founded | August 10, 1538 |
| Government | |
| • Intendente municipal | Carlos Alberto Ojeda Arzamendia (2010-2015) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 13,114 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | -4 Gmt |
| Postal code | 3240 |
| Area code(s) | 0512 |
Altos is a district and locality of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay.
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Etymology [link]
It is also called “Altos de Ybypytaré”, which in Guaraní means “path of the wind”, previously called “San Lorenzo de la Cordillera de los Altos”, one of the oldest cities of Paraguay. It is known as the “Terrace of the country” because of its high altitude.
Climate [link]
The climate in this department is mild and dry. The average temperature is 22° Celsius, in summer reaches 39 °C and in winter drops to 3 °C.
Demography [link]
Altos’ population is 13,114 in total, 6,862 men and 6,252 women, according to information provided by the Statistics, Polls and Census General Direction.
History [link]
There are two versions of its foundation. The first tells that Domingo Martínez de Irala founded it, on August 10, 1538. The second one tells that it was Friar Luis de Bolaños in 1580, with the purpose of being the first “Reducción Guaraní” of Río de la Plata and Paraguay.
It was the hiding place of Joseph Mengele, notorious nazi scientist and medical doctor, who experimented in the Nazi concentration camps. Mengele and his wife flew to Altos in 1959, after the government of Occidental Germany discovered their home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and he received the notification for arrest. His wife did not adapt to this new life and left him. In 1960, he panicked after hearing news of the interest of the nazi hunter in his capture, and with kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann, left Altos to go to Hohenau in the South of Paraguay.
Economy [link]
The Altos is known for the harvesting of pharmacological plants and coffee, as well as general agriculture, woodcraft, and the breeding of horned cattle.
Tourism [link]
The church is from the time of the Jesuit Missions and in honor of its patron saint, San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence).
It is located in Heroes' Square in the center of the city.
Marshal José Félix Estigarribia's fatal plane crash was near the city of Altos, by the Aguaí Stream.
The most important artisan production is the carving of timbó wood in the shape of animals, mythological beings and masks that are later painted with intense colors. The masks became famous as “kamba ra’anga”, an image of the mulatto, used in the re-enactments of the battles between the kambá (mulattos) and the guaicurúes (natives), during the festivities of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, on July 28 and 29th in Itaguazú, located 2 kilometers from Altos. This is an important festivity of colonial origins in which are also organized games and prepared typical food.
The route to access the city provides a beautiful landscape for visitors to enjoy, because it goes up a chain of mountains and looks down onto the Ypacaraí Lake and the exuberant vegetation surrounding it. “The Tukanga Route” is an outing offered by the Municipality and it is called that way because of the abundance of “tucanes” (toucans) in the area. The region is distinctive for its richness in natural resources.
There is also the Saldivar Stream, located in a natural reserve with more than 4 hectares, 8 kilometers from the center of city.
The farm “El Gaucho” has 4 hectares of abundant vegetation, with modern and comfortable amenities that recreate colonial times.
The rural hotel “La Grappa” offers visitors the natural environment of the mountainous country, in addition to nights of Paraguayan and Latin American folklore.
People from Altos [link]
Altos is the hometown of the internationally renowned artist Luis Alberto del Paraná. His house is located in the historical area of the city. Luis Alberto traveled through all Europe, entertaining with his music and receiving important awards for his records.
How to get to Altos [link]
Altos is situated on the asphalt road turning off from Ruta 2 near Ypacaraí, passing San Bernardino, Altos, Loma Grande, Nueva Colombia and leading in Ruta 3 in Emboscada. There is also a coarsely paved road (empedrado) connecting Altos with Atyrá.
Two bus routes connect Altos to Gran Asunción. LOMA GRANDE (yellow buses) circle line starts in Loma Grande, serves Altos, San Bernardino, and Ypacaraí, then follows Ruta 2 to San Lorenzo, continues to Fernando de la Mora (calle Mcal. Estigarribia), heads north in Calle Última of Asunción, passes Mariano Roque Alonso, Limpio, follows Ruta 3 to Emboscada, turns off to the Loma Grande starting point, turns round and covers the whole way in the opposite direction. ALTOS (green buses) starts in Altos, follows exactly the way of LOMA GRANDE until getting to Calle Última, but then heads south and continues to the Asunción central (national and international) bus station (la Terminal de Ómnibus). If you are in central Asunción and would like to visit Altos, take one of the plenty buses passing calle Mcal. (Mariscal) Estigarribia of Fernando de la Mora where you may change to LOMA GRANDE or ALTOS.
References [link]
- Illustrated Geography of Paraguay, 2007. Arami S. R. L. Distributor.
- Geography of Paraguay, First Edition 1999, Editorial HIspana Paraguay S. R. L.
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Paraguay
Coordinates: 23°S 58°W / 23°S 58°W
Paraguay (/ˈpærəɡwaɪ/; Spanish: [paɾaˈɣwai]; Guarani: Paraguái [paɾaˈɣwaj]), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay, Guarani: Tetã Paraguái), is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica ("Heart of South America").
The indigenous Guaraní had been living in Paraguay for at least a millennium before the Spanish conquered the territory in the 16th century. Spanish settlers and Jesuit missions introduced Christianity and Spanish culture to the region. Paraguay was a peripheral colony of the Spanish Empire, with few urban centers and settlers. Following independence from Spain in 1811, Paraguay was ruled by a series of dictators who generally implemented isolationist and protectionist policies.
Paraguay River
The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about 2,621 kilometres (1,629 mi) from its headwaters in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso to its confluence with the Paraná River north of Corrientes.
Course
The Paraguay's source is south of Diamantino in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. It follows a generally southwesterly course, passing through the Brazilian city of Cáceres. It then turns in a generally southward direction, flowing through the Pantanal wetlands, the city of Corumbá, then running close to the Brazil-Bolivia border for a short distance in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
From the city of Puerto Bahia Negra, Paraguay, the river forms the border between Paraguay and Brazil, flowing almost due south before the confluence with the Apa River.
The Paraguay makes a long, gentle curve to the south-southeast before resuming a more south-southwesterly course, dividing the country of Paraguay into two distinct halves: the Gran Chaco region to the west, a largely uninhabited semi-arid region; and the eastern forested departments of the country, accounting for some 98% of the country's inhabitants. As such the river is considered perhaps the key geographical feature of the country with which it shares its name.
Paraguay, Cuba
Paraguay is a settlement in Cuba near Guantánamo Bay. It is located in the southern part of the municipality of Guantánamo, near Mariana Grajales Airport.
