Itapé

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Itapé
Coordinates: 25 ° 51 ′  S , 56 ° 37 ′  W
Map: Paraguay
marker
Itapé​
Itapé on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country Paraguay
Department Guairá
Residents 7900  (S 2019)
Detailed data
surface 162 km 2
Population density 49 inhabitants / km 2
height 129  m
Post Code 5118
prefix 0554
Time zone UTC −4
San Isidor Labrador Church in Itapé
San Isidor Labrador Church in Itapé
Statue of the local founder Buenaventura de Villasboa
Statue of the local founder Buenaventura de Villasboa

Itapé is a place and a district in the Guairá department in Paraguay , 144 km from Asunción and 20 km from Villarrica on the Río Tebicuary . The place has 1650 inhabitants (2002 census), the district about 7900 inhabitants (2019 estimate).

history

Itapé was founded as an Indio reduction by the Franciscan Buenaventura de Villasboa . There are various information about the year of foundation, 1672, 1673, 1678, 1686. A museum was dedicated to the founder in the village. The Museo Fray Buenaventura de Villasboa was opened in 1988 and was initially located in the rectory. However, after several figures of saints were stolen, which were found and returned after a series of investigations, the museum was moved in 2008 to the secured rear part of the church building.

Virgen del Paso

The main attraction of the place is the natural sanctuary of the Virgen del Paso , a chapel that was built on the banks of the Tebicuary River in 1955 and attracts thousands of pilgrims and tourists annually. At high tide it is completely surrounded by water. Inside is a copy of the Virgin of Caacupé, the patroness of Paraguay's Catholics. On December 18, there is an annual boat procession on the river. There are reports of supposed miracle healings.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics - p. 33 dgeec.gov.py , accessed on February 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Historia del Paraguay Ignacio Talesca: Historia del Paraguay, 2015, accessed on February 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Itapé por los siglos portalguarani.com , 2016, accessed on February 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Itapé abc.com.py , January 21, 2010, accessed February 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Itapé: Un santuario natural a los pies de la Virgen ultimahora.com , July 20, 2018, accessed on February 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ Fieles a la Virgen del Paso van llegando a Itapé abc.com.py , December 17, 2018, accessed on February 21, 2019.