Emboscada District
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Etymology
“San Agustín de la Emboscada” refers to the ambush before the Spanish Conquest, against Carios tribe made by Guaicurú. It is also known as the Stone City because most of the people's job is mining.Weather
The weather in Cordillera Region is mild and dry. Temperature ranges from 22°C to 39°C, in winter the temperature is 3°C.Demography
Emboscada has 12,225 inhabitants, 6,337 are men and 5,888 women (Census 2002) In the urban area 5,153 people and the rural area with 7,072 people.History
The first settlers were slaves from BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
called “libertos” in XVIII. It was founded in 1740 by Governor Rafael de la Moneda with the name of “San Agustín de la Emboscada”. The most important penitentiary of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , 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. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
was built in Emboscada in 1816. During Stroessner's
Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner , was a Paraguayan military officer and dictator from 1954 to 1989...
dictatorship it worked as the prison for convicts of political issues.
Economy
The most important activity is minnig. Others activities are coffee, oil and fishing.Transportation
It is located 38 km far from AsunciónAsunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, to get there one needs to go through Route Nº III “Gral. Elizardo Aquino”.
From Emboscada City you can visit Nueva Colombia
Nueva Colombia
Nueva Colombia is a distrito in the Cordillera Department of Paraguay, located on the road between Emboscada and San Bernardino. Its stands 160 metres above sea level....
and from this city Loma Grande
Loma Grande
Loma Grande is a district of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay....
, through a paved road. From Loma Grande one can get to Altos
Altos
Altos is a district and locality of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay.-Etymology:It is also called “Altos de Ybypytaré”, which in Guaraní means “path of the wind”, previously called “San Lorenzo de la Cordillera de los Altos”, one of the oldest cities of Paraguay...
, Atyrá
Atyrá
Atyra is an old city of Paraguay, 61 kilometers from the country's capital, Asunción. Located in the Altos Cordillera, it is part of the Cordillera Department.-Original name and founding:...
and San Bernardino
San Bernardino, Paraguay
San Bernardino is a town and distrito in Paraguay, located on the shores of Ypacarai Lake in the Cordillera Department...
. All these cities have paved roads connected to Route Nº II “Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia”.
Tourism
On June 24. in minas a small town, there is a festival honoring San Francisco SolanoSan Francisco Solano
San Francisco Solano is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires agglomeration. It is divided between the Quilmes and Almirante Brown partidos.-History:...
. During this parade people walk behind San Francisco Solano image singing and praying throughout the town till they get to the church. They wear masks and dance with drums rhythm, this is the way they remember their ancestors the dark slaves. There is a lot of typical food, many local bands and pilgrims wearing feathers and leaves from banana plants together at the big square dancing and giving thanks for the favours to San Francisco Solano.
The church was built by Priest Amancio Gonzalez
Juan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar
Juan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar was a Roman Catholic priest responsible for the spiritual colonization of the Christians in Chaco.-Childhood and Youth:...
in 1774 honoring San Agustín
San Agustín
San Agustín, the Spanish-language name for St Augustine, is a common toponym in parts of the world where that tongue is or was spoken:*Argentina**San Agustín, Buenos Aires**San Agustín, Córdoba*Bolivia**San Agustin High School, Cochabamba*Chile...
, the altarpieces and the images made of carved woods belong to the Franciscan Style, the walls, doors and windows were engraved in XVIII.
The craftmanship of this place consists of making hats, they make it from karanda´y (a kind of palm), and a fan shaped object. They also make sweets, “guampa” a special kina of glass made of wood (usually palo santo
Palo santo
Palo santo can refer to:*Lignum vitae, heartwood of tree species of the genus Guaiacum, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas...
) to drink tereré
Tereré
Tereré is an infusion of yerba mate / erva-mate , similar to mate but prepared with cold water rather than with hot, and in a slightly larger vessel...
and mate
Mate
Mate may refer to one of the following meanings based on the generic dictionary definitions of the word:* One of a pair of animals involved in mating* Mate , a colloquialism used to refer to a friend* A naval officer:...
, they also make sweets and finery from ysypo a kind of liane.
You can also find strange pyramids in this place.
Important people from Emboscada
Priest Amancio GonzálezJuan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar
Juan Francisco Amancio González y Escobar was a Roman Catholic priest responsible for the spiritual colonization of the Christians in Chaco.-Childhood and Youth:...
was born in Emboscada.