Tacuatí is a
town
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and
district
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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 ...
. Tacuatí is situated above the Rio Ypané at the northern border of the II Departmento de San Pedro de Ykuamandyjy.
History
In October 2008, a 6 meter long female anaconda was found and killed there by local fishermen.
In the winter of 2008, a prominent local rancher and former municipal Intendente, Don Luis Lindstrom, was kidnapped for ransom, touching off a minor media storm during the months before the money was paid and his subsequent release.
At the end of 2008, armed bandits attacked a small military post about 13 kilometers outside of town. The attack was attributed to the
Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
Economy
Current major economic activities include the cultivation of soy and sesame, and cattle ranching. Formerly home to large forests, followed by large sawmills and poorly managed cotton farms, followed by large stretches of parched and barren sand.
Sources
World Gazeteer: Paraguay– World-Gazetteer.com
Populated places in the San Pedro Department, Paraguay
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