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Argentina–Paraguay Border
The Argentina–Paraguay border is the line that limits the territories of Argentina and Paraguay. This boundary is solely defined by three major rivers: the Pilcomayo River, Pilcomayo, Paraná River, Paraná and Paraguay River, Paraguay, being one of the largest natural borders in the world. The capital of Paraguay, Asunción, lies on one of the banks of the Paraguay River, which borders Argentina. The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires, which lies on one of the banks of the Río de la Plata, River Plate, made by major List of rivers of Paraguay, Paraguayan tributaries. Argentina is the country which Paraguay has the largest border with, being about 1,689 km long. It is Argentina's second largest border, after the Argentina–Chile border. Some of the traditional Argentine-Paraguayan border checkpoints: * Misión La Paz (South of Santa Victoria Este) - Pozo Hondo (North of Doctor Pedro P. Peña, Doctor P. Peña) * Clorinda, Formosa, Clorinda - José Falcón, Paraguay, Puer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a Federation, federal state subdivided into twenty-three Provinces of Argentina, provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and List of cities in Argentina by population, largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a Federalism, federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberdi, Paraguay
Alberdi is a town in the Ñeembucú department of Paraguay. It is south of the capital city, Asunción. As of 2021, the population of Alberdi is 9,679.DGEEC (October 2015).Proyección de la población por sexo y edad, según distrito, 2000-2025. Revisión 2015. ''Dirección general de estadística, encuestas y censos'' (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-26 History Alberdi was founded on 29 August 1930 under president José Patricio Guggiari.Riveros Montiel, Tania Inocencia; Olmedo de Ríos, Shirley Lorena (2019).Atlas Turístico del Ñeembucú. ''Universidad Nacional de Pilar, Facultad de Ciencias, Tecnologías y Artes'' (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-23. The town was named after Juan Bautista Alberdi, an Argentine diplomat and writer who voiced his support of Paraguay during the Paraguayan War. Geography Alberdi is located along the Paraguay River in northern Ñeembucú, a department in southeast Paraguay. It is neighbored by the Paraguayan towns of Villa Oliva to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Roque González De Santa Cruz Bridge
The San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Paraná River between the cities of Posadas, capital of Misiones Province, Argentina and Encarnación, capital of Itapúa, Paraguay. The main bridge is long and the approaching viaduct is long. The bridge, named for the founder of the missions which evolved into both cities, was first projected in 1977 through an agreement between the governments of Argentina and Paraguay, as a compensation to Paraguay for the flooding of part of its territory by the Yacyretá Dam. Its construction began in 1981 and was planned to last three years, but was finished only in 1990. It was construct by a consortium leading by the Italian company Impregilo. The road-rail bridge also carries the Posadas-Encarnacion International Train. See also * General Urquiza Railway * Rail transport in Paraguay * List of international bridges An international bridge is a structure that provides transportatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confluence
In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); or where two streams meet to become the river source, source of a river of a new name (such as the confluence of the Monongahela River, Monongahela and Allegheny River, Allegheny rivers, forming the Ohio River); or where two separated channels of a river (forming a river island) rejoin downstream from their point of separation. Scientific study Confluences are studied in a variety of sciences. Hydrology studies the characteristic flow patterns of confluences and how they give rise to patterns of erosion, bars, and scour pools. The water flows and their consequences are often studied with mathematical models. Confluences are relevant to the distribution of living organisms (i.e., ecology) as well; "the general pattern [downstream o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Del Cerrito
Isla del Cerrito is a village and municipality of the Chaco Province in Northern Argentina, at the Argentina–Paraguay border The Argentina–Paraguay border is the line that limits the territories of Argentina and Paraguay. This boundary is solely defined by three major rivers: the Pilcomayo River, Pilcomayo, Paraná River, Paraná and Paraguay River, Paraguay, being on ... References Populated places in Chaco Province {{ChacoAR-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidente Franco District
Presidente Franco (also simply known as Franco) is a district and city of the Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay. Aside from being the oldest city in Alto Paraná Department, it is a place of rich exports of fruits and vegetables. Also, Presidente Franco is well known for Saltos del Monday, a 45 m tall and 120 m wide waterfall, Eastern Paraguay. It is a border port city in Paraguay, located in the eastern sector of the country, along the Paraná River, Alto Paraná Department. Etymology City located at the junction of rivers Paraná and Monday, neighbor of Puerto Iguazú, in Argentina, is called the "City of the Three Borders", since there converge the territories of the countries of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. Its name is in honor of Manuel Franco, president of Paraguay in 1918. Geography The city is located in the eastern sector of the country, along the Paraná River, Alto Paraná Department. The Paraná River, one of the most plentiful in the world, offers in Ciudad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Iguazú
Puerto Iguazú is a border city in the provinces of Argentina, province of Misiones Province, Misiones, Argentina. With a population of 82,227 (), it is the fourth largest city in the Misiones Province, Province, after Posadas, Misiones, Posadas, Oberá, and Eldorado, Misiones, Eldorado. The Iguazú Falls are away from the city, and as a result the city has developed much of its infrastructure around tourism. History Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca became, in 1542, the first European to discover what are now called Iguazú Falls. He was drawn by the noise of the water, which can be heard at a distance of several kilometers. When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the Guaraní people were the principal inhabitants of the area. Despite its early exploration, the area remained occupied only by the Guaraní Indians until 1880. Corrientes Province, which at that time included what is now Misiones, sold 50 square leagues () at the current site of Puerto Iguaz� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encarnación, Paraguay
Encarnación () is a district and the capital city of Itapúa Department in Paraguay, located at the south-east of the department, on the right-hand (western) shore of the Paraná River, opposite Posadas, Argentina. The city has an area of 274 km2 and a population of 93,497 (2002 Census), and the Greater Encarnacion area has a population of over 225,000 according to a 2020 estimate. Encarnación is the third-largest city of Paraguay. The city was originally named ''Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación de Itapúa'', and is considered the capital of summer by most of its inhabitants. Encarnación is connected to the Argentine city of Posadas, Argentina, Posadas by the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge and the Posadas-Encarnación International Train, International Train. The city is located on Route 1 (Paraguay), Route 1, some 370 km (225 miles) from Asunción, and located on Route 6 (Paraguay), Route 6, some 280 km (175 miles) from Ciudad del Este. Due to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posadas, Misiones
Posadas () is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Misiones Province, Misiones, in its south, at the far north-west of the country on the left bank of the Paraná River, opposite Encarnación, Paraguay. The city has an area of and a population of 324,756 (), and the Greater Posadas area has a population of over 359,609 according to a 2017 estimate. Posadas is the provincial centre of the government, culture and the economy. Furniture, tobacco, food, textiles and construction are its most important industries. Other important economic activities are commerce and services. Posadas is connected to the Paraguayan city of Encarnación by the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge. The port, once of great economical importance, is used for sport vessels, carrier of passengers and some boats for sand transport. The city is located on National Route 12 (Argentina), National Route 12, some from Buenos Aires. The General José de San Martín Airport , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayolas, Paraguay
Ayolas is a city in the department of Misiones, Paraguay, located at 310 km southeast of Asunción, on the banks of the Paraná River. It is, also, the name of the district within which the city is located. Toponymy The city takes its name on behalf of Juan de Ayolas, second of Pedro de Mendoza, who founded Puerto la Candelaria, now Fuerte Olimpo, on the Paraguay River. He is believed to have been killed by Chaco Indians, because he disappeared and never was heard of again. Before being called Ayolas, it was known as "Paraje San Josemí", in accordance with the foundation decree that established that Ayolas should be founded in Coratei, but because the founders found that Coratei was a desolate place, they decided to found Ayolas in Paraje San Jose mi, which was a Jesuit port, and had a certain amount of population, had a church, plaza and had more status than that of Coratei for that reason Ayolas was founded in San Jose Mi and not in Coratei. Geography Ayolas is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ituzaingó, Corrientes
Ituzaingó is a city in Corrientes Province, Argentina, at the Argentina–Paraguay border The Argentina–Paraguay border is the line that limits the territories of Argentina and Paraguay. This boundary is solely defined by three major rivers: the Pilcomayo River, Pilcomayo, Paraná River, Paraná and Paraguay River, Paraguay, being on .... The Yacyretá Dam is nearby. Climate References External links * Municipal website Populated places in Corrientes Province Cities in Argentina {{Corrientes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paso De Patria
Paso de Patria is a town at the Argentina–Paraguay border, in the Ñeembucú department of 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 .... Sources World Gazeteer: Paraguay{cbignore, bot=medic – World-Gazetteer.com Populated places in the Ñeembucú Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
