Caazapá () is a city in

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

, founded in 1607, by Friar

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. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the

Caazapá Department Caazapá () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Caazapá. Among Paraguayans, the department is well known for its orange and mandarin trees, and for its forest hills. The eastern part of Caazapá is relatively undeveloped an ...

. 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

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s during the Spanish rule in Paraguay. The Franciscan mission at Caazapá was an important event in Paraguayan cultural heritage. Some attractions are the Church, the Ykua Bolaños (Bolaños lagoon) and the Museum Juan Bernardo that contains the cross in which missionary Juan Bernardo Colman was executed.

Etymology

The city gets its name from the Spanish mission of the

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originally located in it. The latter was called Caaçapá in Classical Guarani, meaning "

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after the forest." This was due to the natives' belief that somewhere beyond the forest God, through Friar

, had made water spring out.

Climate

Caazapá has a

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(

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: ''Cfa'') with hot summers and warm winters

Notable people

Source: * Robin Wood. Comic book writer * Felix Paiva. President of Paraguay *

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. President of Paraguay

References

*Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Arami SRL; 2007. *Geografía del Paraguay, Primera Edición 1999, Editorial Hispana Paraguay SRL

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110526/http://www.caazapapotyfm.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Caazapa Populated places in the Caazapá Department 1607 establishments in South America