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Traveling in Ciudad del Este

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Quindy The town of Quindy, between Carapegua and Villa Florida, is best known for soccer ball production. As you enter the town you will see many vendors selling soccer balls along the side of the road. Departamento Misiones The defining characteristic of modern-day Misiones is not its Jesuit past but the cattle ranching that occurs on the province’s rolling hills. Historically Misiones was always a popular area for ranching the Jesuit missions engaged in cattle raising and after the Triple Alliance War the provisional government had various settlers from the ranching areas of Uruguay and Argentina move to Misiones along

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Ciudad del Este Map

editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 05:30:00 +0000

Departamento Central Ita The town of Ita is known for its ceramic production, a tradition that dates back to the colonial era when members of the Franciscan mission used to make ceramic pots. Today the town is best known as the home of Rosa Britez, famed local ceramist, as well as for the production of ceramic chickens. Rosa Britez’s Workshop A ceramist for over sixty years, Rosa Britez is one of Paraguay’s most renowned artists. This humble but energetic artist is known for her chubby ceramic figures, platters and water jugs with faces of suns and moons, and cheeky Kama

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Ciudad del Este Travel

editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:30:00 +0000

La Rosada The historic La Rosada iron foundry is located at the entrance to the park just past the end of the paved road. The foundry was the first of its kind in Latin America, created during the rule of Carlos Antonio Lopez when Paraguay was a prosperous and progressive nation. Wood charcoal for the foundry came from the surrounding forest and power was also provided by damning up the Salto Mina. The foundry was destroyed by Brazilian troops during the Triple Alliance war but has been partly reconstructed. The grounds include a nicely curated museum with war artifacts and

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