concepcion paraguay google maps Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/concepcion-paraguay-google-maps Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Concepcion Paraguay Map http://toursmaps.com/concepcion-paraguay-map.html http://toursmaps.com/concepcion-paraguay-map.html#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2017 05:57:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=233073 The city of Concepcion was founded in 1773 to protect territories to the south from attacks by indigenous tribes and the neighboring Portuguese. This area saw much action towards the end of the Triple Alliance War. Mariscal Lopez met his demise in Cerro Cora (now a national park) to the east and his wake was held in Concepcion. With its strategic location on the Paraguay River, Concepcion became an important shipping hub during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Yerba mate and wood arrived from Paraguayan provinces to the east as well as the Brazilian province of Matto Grosso. These

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