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Route 8 (Paraguay)
National Route 8 (officially, ''Ruta Nacional Número 8 "Dr. Blas Garay"'', simply known as ''Ruta Ocho'') is a highway in Paraguay, which runs from San Estanislao to Coronel Bogado Coronel Bogado District is a town and district in the Itapúa Department of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked countr .... It mainly connects the north and the south regions of the Oriental Region of Paraguay. It crosses five departments and has a total length of 320 km. Distances, cities and towns The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 8 in each different department, showing cities and towns that it passes by (or near). {{National Roads in Paraguay 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caazapá
Caazapá () is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607, by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. The name Caazapá comes from the Guarani words "Ka'aguy jehasapa" which means "after the forest", because the natives believed that after the forest, God, with the attendance of Friar Luis de Bolaños, has made born water from the Earth. There are five neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the Barrio San Pablo, the other 4 are: Barrio Santa Teresita, Barrio San Blás, Barrio San Antonio, and Barrio San Roque-within which is the original Chapel, built by franciscan , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...s during the famous Jesuit reductions of Paraguay. The Franciscan Reduction at Caaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Paraguay
Paraguay consists of 17 departments ( es, departamentos; singular – ''departamento)'' and one capital district (''distrito capital''). The country is divided into two regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the "Oriental Region" or Parana (other departments and the capital district). See also *Ranked list of Paraguayan departments Population figures from the 2021 statistics by the INE, the National Statistics Institute. By population By area By density This is a list of regions of Paraguay by Human Development Index as of 2017. References {{Subnational entities ... * List of regions of Paraguay by Human Development Index * ISO 3166-2:PY External links * {{Paraguay topics Subdivisions of Paraguay Paraguay, Departments Departments, Paraguay Paraguay geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ÑumÃ
Ñumà (GuaranÃ: ''Ñumi'') is a district of the Guairá Department, Paraguay. Is located to the south of the city of Villarrica, the capital of the department, and to the east of the San Salvador district. Is connected to both by wide roads. Is about 198 kilometers away from Asunción. You can get to this district following the Route 8 "Doctor Blas Garay". The activities of the population are fundamentally agricultural. They also dedicate to the work of wood, although this last one has diminished lately. Geography The zone of Ñumà is of low prairies. This district has an area of 324 square kilometers with a population (2008) of 3,637 inhabitants. His population density is of 11 inhabitants per square kilometer. * North: The city of Villarrica and the Ybytyruzú Cordillera. * South: The Iturbe district. * West: The San Salvador district. * East: The Eugenio A. Garay district. Hydrography Through the Ñumà district flows the following streams: * Yhacá Guazú. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villarrica, Paraguay
Villarrica del EspÃritu Santo (), is a city in Paraguay. Located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, it is the capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570. Villarrica has many places that honor the Paraguayan culture, such as the monument to the memory of Manuel Ortiz Guerrero, honorary citizen of the city. About this city Bacón Duarte Prado (journalist and musician) wrote: ''Villarrica is the city of the eternal youth, born from the waters of the Ycuá Pytá and the breeze that comes from the hills''. Founded by the Spanish Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo, 350 km east from the Saltos del Guaira, on May 14, 1570, with the name Villa Rica del EspÃritu Santo (Villa Rica of the Holy Spirit), finally settled in 1682 in the hills near the Ybytyruzu, part of the Caaguazú Cordillera, 180 m above ocean level. The city is located near the Ybyturuzú, part of the Caaguazú mountain chain. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbocayaty
Mbocayaty ''(Paraguayan GuaranÃ, GuaranÃ: Mbokajaty)'' is a town in the Guairá Department of Paraguay. Sources World Gazeteer: Paraguay {cbignore, bot=medic – World-Gazetteer.com Populated places in the Guairá Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guairá Department
Guairá () is a Department (subnational entity), department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Villarrica, Paraguay, Villarrica. It covers a surface of , with a population of 178,130 inhabitants (2002). One can arrive there by taking the Number 8 Blas Garay Road. It was founded on May 14, 1570, by Ruy Diaz Melgarejo, Ruiz Diaz de Melgarejo. History Until circa the 19th century, the departmenti was called ''La Guayra'' or ''Guairá'', or also ''La Pineria'' (meaning "the Cury forests"); the region was under the jurisdiction of Cabildo de Asunción on the east of the Paraguay River until the line of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Tratado de Tordesillas. This place was also site of the first great Jesuit mission of Guayra, having the borders around the northern limits, the Paranapanema River, or according to other versions, the Tiete River, and the Iguazu River on the south. It used to be called Guayra o Guaira, a large territory that currently corresponds to the state of Parana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yataity
Yataity is one of the districts of the Guairá Department, Paraguay. Is located east from Asunción. This district is considered the capital of the ao po'i. Characteristics It is considered as a little and peaceful city with its big houses with straw roofs and ancestral streets. It is known specially for its most notable craftsmanship: the ao po'i, a fine cloth made in cotton that could be seen in shirts, dresses, blouses, sheets and others. Hundreds of artisans of Yataity get ready for the "Typical Vestments Market" made in the central square every November. The annual expo of ao po'i is a chance for the artisans of the zone to show their creativity. This pieces shows up their fine finishing and high quality. It is estimated that around 2,200 people dedicate to the manufacture of ao po'i in this district, making of it a source of employment. Most of the specialized artisans are from Yataity, where thanks to the support of private companies, they could combine tradition and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruta 2 (Paraguay)
National Route Number 2 (officially, PY02, better known as ''Ruta Dos'') is one of the most important highways in Paraguay, which connects the two major cities in the country, Asunción and Ciudad del Este. Crossing the departments of Central, Cordillera, Caaguazu and Alto Paraná The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: ''altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by .... Distances and important cities The following table shows the distances traversed by National Route 2 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near). {{National Roads in Paraguay 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carayaó
Carayaó is a town in the Caaguazú department of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th .... Sources World Gazeteer: Paraguay– World-Gazetteer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Carayao Populated places in the Caaguazú Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simón BolÃvar (Paraguay)
Simón José Antonio de la SantÃsima Trinidad BolÃvar Palacios Ponte y Blanco (24July 178317December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as ''El Libertador'', or the ''Liberator of America''. Simón BolÃvar was born in Caracas in the Captaincy General of Venezuela into a wealthy family of American-born Spaniards ( criollo) but lost both parents as a child. BolÃvar was educated abroad and lived in Spain, as was common for men of upper-class families in his day. While living in Madrid from 1800 to 1802, he was introduced to Enlightenment philosophy and married MarÃa Teresa RodrÃguez del Toro y Alaysa, who died in Venezuela from yellow fever in 1803. From 1803 to 1805, BolÃvar embarked on a Grand Tour that ended in Rome, where he swore to end the Spanish rule in the Americas. In 1807, BolÃva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbutuy
Santa Rosa del Mbutuy is a town and district in the Caaguazú department of Paraguay that is best described as the 'Cruce del Mbutuy' by residents of the Santa Rosa District, where it is located, because of the intersection of two major roads that the town is built around. Some of the town's early growth could be attributed to the fact that it was on an asphalt paved road that intersected with a dirt road to the rest of the District of Santa Rosa del Mbutuy, and other departments of the nation. Economy Much of the town's economy is derived from traveler services such as food and fuel to those that pass through, as well as services to the local agricultural sector. Communication Before cellular phone services where available in the area, it was home to one of the two telephone exchanges in the district. Location It is located about 3.5 hours by bus north-east of Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yataity Del Norte
Yataity del Norte is a town and district in the San Pedro department of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ..., you can access this district by Route 8 "Dr. Blás Garay", like most people who were born and grew up on the side of the road, is a laborious community, which focuses on trade and agricultural production. Founded December 22, 1965, it is located some 263 km from Asunción. Yataity del Norte gateway to reach the prosperous colony Unión, Paraguay, Unión and the Veinticinco de Diciembre, December 25, which leads to a precarious dirt road. Posts sales of fruit, quaint bars and restaurants where they offer tasty dishes of home cooking are points of attraction to make a stop on the road, before continuing the journey. It is near the Arroyo Peñate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
