Itacurubí de la Cordillera
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Itacurubí de la Cordillera is a town
in the Cordillera department
of Paraguay
, located 92 km Asuncion
.
Founded on September 18, 1871 by residents of the area, named "Aguilera", is also known as "Garden of the Cordillera."
He was formerly a place of recreation and entertainment for Asuncenos.
The patronal feast is celebrated on 8 October, in honor of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, patron of the city. Currently, there are a popular movement for its inhabitants to the official date of the founding of this city is on 7 October 1871, saw no objective evidence of the exact date of its founding.
In addition, among the crafts include pottery, crochet, making quilts and poyvi.
Throughout the area there are numerous spas.
Itacurubí of the Cordillera has become a place of tourist attraction for domestic and international under the various resorts on the Yhagüy River which, in Guarani, means "water under the shade". It is that indeed the Yhagüy, approximately 85% of their journey, it does so under leafy trees in a natural forest. Likewise, the Yhagüy River slips Mans its crystalline waters on fine white sand and clear 500 meters from the city centre, making it delicious instead of healthy recreation. Its inhabitants, "itacurubienses", accustomed to the presence of tourists, are very friendly and receptive.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Cordillera department
Cordillera Department
-History:During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this area of the country was going through a serious crisis due to population bellicosity of the Indians from Chaco. The villagers from Tobatí located north of the river Pirapo then called, had to migrate south for the continue attacks by...
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...
, located 92 km Asuncion
Asunción
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...
.
Weather
The climate in the department of Cordillera is warm and dry. The average temperature is 22 °C, the highest in summer and 39 degrees minimum in winter, grade 3.Demography
Itacurubí de la Cordillera has a total of 10,744 inhabitants, of whom 5,369 are men and 5,375 women, according to projections by the General Directorate of Statistics, Census and Surveys.History
He was formerly a place of recreation and entertainment for Asuncenos.
The patronal feast is celebrated on 8 October, in honor of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, patron of the city. Currently, there are a popular movement for its inhabitants to the official date of the founding of this city is on 7 October 1871, saw no objective evidence of the exact date of its founding.
Economy
Residents of Itacurubí engaged in agriculture, there are small factories honey cane.In addition, among the crafts include pottery, crochet, making quilts and poyvi.
Transportation
Access to the city of Itacurubí dela Cordillera by Route II "Mcal. José Félix Estigarribia. "Tourism
At 1,000 meters from the city centre, is the Grotto Itá Koty, which in Guarani means "stone room" of great natural beauty, along the Yhagüy River.Throughout the area there are numerous spas.
Itacurubí of the Cordillera has become a place of tourist attraction for domestic and international under the various resorts on the Yhagüy River which, in Guarani, means "water under the shade". It is that indeed the Yhagüy, approximately 85% of their journey, it does so under leafy trees in a natural forest. Likewise, the Yhagüy River slips Mans its crystalline waters on fine white sand and clear 500 meters from the city centre, making it delicious instead of healthy recreation. Its inhabitants, "itacurubienses", accustomed to the presence of tourists, are very friendly and receptive.
Sources
- World Gazeteer: Paraguay – World-Gazetteer.com
- Secretaria Nacional de Turismo