Carmen del Paraná

Carmen del Paraná
Basic data
Country	Paraguay
Department	Itapua
surface	300 km²
Residents	8855 (2018)
density	30 inhabitants per km²
founding	April 24, 1843
ISO 3166-2	PY-7
politics
mayor	Germán Gneiting
Political party	ANR
Riverside path in Carmen del Paraná

Coordinates: 27 ° 13 ′  S , 56 ° 9 ′  W

Carmen del Paraná , a district in the Itapúa department of Paraguay , was founded on April 24, 1843 by Carlos Antonio López and Mariano Roque Alonso under the name Tupa ra'y (Son of God). It lies on the Paraná River , which is 14 km wide here.

The approx. 300 km² large district has around 8,900 inhabitants, most of them descendants of European immigrants. It is surrounded by the neighboring districts of San Cosme y Damián , San Juan del Paraná , Encarnación , Fram , General Artigas and Coronel Bogado .

After the construction of the Yacyretá hydropower plant in 2011, the water level of the Paraná rose so much that it flooded a third of the district. Several sandy beaches were created on the greatly widened river, of which Playa Tacuary is the most popular. From here the river looks like a sea. Carmen del Paraná developed into a tourist center with numerous accommodation options.

Carmen del Paraná is called La Capital del Arroz (Capital of Rice ). However, after a large part of the growing area was flooded, some producers moved to other locations. There remained three mills that process 50% of the country's rice production. A monthly “travel tour” is organized for tourists in the village, during which the stages of rice cultivation through to industrial processing are shown. A wide variety of local rice dishes are also offered. In 2019, the tour was awarded the “Touristic Excellence Prize” of the international tourism fair Madrid Fitur .

In 2013 a true-to-original replica of the train station flooded by the reservoir was built on the promenade using the materials previously removed and transformed into a historical museum. It was originally built by the English in the early 20th century.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ La paradisíaca Carmen del Paraná paraguay.com , January 19, 2016.
2. ↑ Carmen del Paraná se proyecta como ciudad turística economia.com.py
3. ↑ Carmen, la reina de las posadas paraguay.com
4. ↑ Carmen del Paraná abc.com.py , April 8, 2013.
5. ↑ Circuito del Arroz busca atraer turistas a Carmen del Paraná campoagropecuario.com , March 11, 2019, accessed on August 3, 2019
6. ↑ Carmen del Paraná presentó el primer Circuito del Arroz 2019 adndigital.com.py , February 25, 2019, accessed on August 3, 2019
7. ↑ Carmen del Paraná inaugurará museo histórico eby.gov.py , March 6, 2013, accessed on August 3, 2019