San Carlos (Paraguay)

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San Carlos
Coordinates: 22 ° 19 ′  S , 57 ° 6 ′  W
Map: Paraguay
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San Carlos​
San Carlos on the map of Paraguay
Basic data
Country Paraguay
Department Concepción
City foundation 1796
Residents 747  (2018)
Detailed data
surface 1875 km²
Population density 0.37 inhabitants / km 2
height 123  m
Waters Río Apa
Post Code 8930
Time zone UTC −4
City Presidency Luis Aníbal Schupp
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San Carlos is a place and district in the Department of Concepción in Paraguay on the Río Apa on the border with Brazil . With 747 inhabitants it is the district with the lowest population in Paraguay. It is 590 km from Asunción and 200 km from the city of Concepción.

history

On a small hill near the Apa River, a fort called Fuerte San Carlos del Apa was first founded in 1796 to protect the area from the attacks of the Portuguese from Brazil and the Indians of the Mbayaes who were allied with them. The fort was built with 1,248 round piles and was 47 meters long and 47 meters wide. After continuous attacks by the Portuguese, the fort was rebuilt between 1803 and 1806 at a more convenient location on another hill. It is 70 meters long on each side, the walls are 7 meters high and 2.30 meters wide. In 2016 it was declared a historical cultural asset by the Paraguayan parliament together with the Fuerte Olimpo (Fuerte Borbón) . The San Carlos District was established on June 25, 2008.

economy

The residents mainly practice livestock and agriculture.

Infrastructure

In December 2010 a drinking water supply was set up for the first time in the village. This is a drinking water treatment of the river water of the Río Apa. There are three primary schools and one secondary school, the Colegio Nacional de San Carlos . There is a ferry across the Río Apa that also transports individual cars. In May 2014, Paraguay and Brazil agreed to build a bridge that connects San Carlos with Caracol in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul . The place also has a disused airstrip for light aircraft, which, according to Mayor Luis Schupp, is used by drug smugglers.

Flora and fauna

There are two national parks in the San Carlos District:

  • The Parque Nacional Serranía de San Luis with an area of ​​10,280 hectares. It was founded in 1991 and is known for its numerous species of birds.
  • The Parque Nacional Paso Bravo . It covers an area of ​​103,000 hectares and was founded in 1998. In addition to subtropical flora, it is home to 48% of Paraguay's wild animals, including the great anteater , puma and jaguar , 103 different species of fish and 428 species of birds, including the rheas and parrots. Among the reptiles there are the boa constrictor and the jakaré , a species of alligator .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics p. 32 (PDF) dgeec.gov.py , accessed on November 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Carlos A. Pusineri Scala: EL FUERTE DE SAN CARLOS DEL APA portalguarani.com , 1995, accessed November 13, 2018th
  3. ↑ Fuertes Borbón y San Carlos del Apa son declarados patrimonio histórico paraguaymipais.com.ar , March 3, 2016, accessed on November 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Turismo Aventura municipalidadsancarlosdelapa.gov.py , accessed on November 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ San Carlos del Apa registers urban progress wochenblatt.cc , December 16, 2010, accessed on November 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Brasil y Paraguay acuerdan construir puentes sobre el río Apa americaeconomia.com , May 9, 2014, accessed on November 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Schupp: 8 de cada 10 estancias son del narcotráfico August 22, 2013, accessed on November 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ Declaran área silvestre protegida al Parque Nacional Serranía de San Luis diputados.gov.py , September 22, 2017, accessed on November 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Historia del Parque Nacional Serranía San Luis Peter T. Clark: parquesnacionalesdelparaguay.blogspot.com , August 22, 2016, accessed on November 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ Parque Nacional Paso Bravo salvemoslos.com.py , accessed November 13, 2018.