Ypoá National Park
The Ypoá National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Ypoá), was created by decree of the Executive State Nro. 43,681 dated May 29 of 1992. It is located between the departments of Paraguarí Department, Paraguarí, Central Department, Central and Ñeembucú Department, Ñeembucú, and a portion of the districts of Caapucú, Villa Oliva, San Roque González de Santa Cruz and Quiíndy. It has a total area of 1,000 square kilometres and is 150 kilometers away from Asunción. One of the objectives is the preservation and protection of the wetlands of Ñeembucú and of the biodiversity of ecosystems and characteristic species of it. Also protects natural landscapes of and exceptional beauty. The occupation of the area is really old, a sample of that is the oriental coast with extensive strings formed by accumulation of mollusc valves, predominating Ampllaria and Diplodon, and rests of campfires made by primitive inhabitants. The vegetation in this area is related directly with the eco-regio ...
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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 the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ...
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